Attenuation of activity-induced increases in cerebellar blood flow in mice lacking neuronal nitric oxide synthase

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 1 54-1, 2003, Pages

  Yang, Guang ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Ross, M Elizabeth ^a   Iadecola, Costantino ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Division of Neurobiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cerebral circulation; Glutamate; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL ACTIVATION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0037662879     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00043.2003     Document Type: Article

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