Post-suspension hypotension is attenuated in Sprague-Dawley rats by prostacyclin synthase inhibition

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 66, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 511-517

  Bayorh, M A ^a   Eatman, D ^a   Walton, M ^a   Socci, R R ^a   Emmett, N ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

9,11 AZOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTACYCLIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THROMBOXANE A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0036586885     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/plef.2002.0392     Document Type: Article

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