Influence of nitric oxide on neurogenic contraction and relaxation of the human gastroepiploic artery

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-32

  Medina, Pascual ^a   Segarra, Gloria ^a   Peiro, Marta ^a   Flor, Blas ^a   Martínez León, Juan B ^a   Vila, José M ^a   Lluch, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endothelial factors; Human gastroepiploic artery; Neurotransmission; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION; VASOSPASM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARGININE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; TETRODOTOXIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0037233068     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03156-4     Document Type: Article

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