Increased nitric oxide production following chronic hypoxia contributes to attenuated systemic vasoconstriction

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 5 53-5, 2003, Pages

  Earley, Scott ^a   Walker, Benjimen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Mesenteric circulation; Rat; Ratiometric calcium imaging

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXIA; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037405159     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00964.2002     Document Type: Article

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