Development of pressurized retinal resistance-sized arteriolar preparation with special reference to acetylcholine-induced nitric-oxide-mediated vasodilatation

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-291

  Kazama, Atsushi ^a   Ikomi, Fumitaka ^a   Yashiro, Yasuaki ^a   Ohhashi, Toshio ^a,b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cow; Nitric oxide; Pressurized preparation; Retinal arteriole

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COW; NONHUMAN; RETINA ARTERY; RETINOGRAPHY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CATTLE; NITRIC OXIDE; PRESSURE; RETINAL VESSELS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036620729     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.52.285     Document Type: Article

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