Myogenic reactivity is reduced in small renal arteries isolated from relaxin-treated rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 2 52-2, 2002, Pages

  Novak, Jacqueline ^b   Ramirez, Rolando J J ^a   Gandley, Robin E ^a   David Sherwood, O ^a,b   Conrad, Kirk P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin receptors; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Small mesenteric arteries

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RELAXIN; RES 701 1; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; ULTRAFILTRATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036333695     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00635.2001     Document Type: Article

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