Decreased endothelial size and connexin expression in rat caudal arteries during hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-253

  Rummery, Nicole M ^a   McKenzie, Katja U S ^a   Whitworth, Judith A ^a   Hill, Caryl E ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Connexin; Endothelium; Gap junction; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036464049     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200202000-00014     Document Type: Article

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