Homocellular conduction along endothelium and smooth muscle of arterioles in hamster cheek pouch: Unmasking an NO wave

Circulation Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-68

  Budel, Stéphane ^b   Bartlett, Iain S ^b   Segal, Steven S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conduction; Endothelium; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROPIPETTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BRADYKININ; CATTLE; CHEEK; CRICETINAE; DEXTRANS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037963497     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000080318.81205.FD     Document Type: Article

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