Structure, function, and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in the caudal artery of the SHR and WKY rat

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 822-828

  Sandow, Shaun L ^a   Bramich, Narelle J ^b   Bandi, Hari Priya ^b   Rummery, Nicole M ^b   Hill, Caryl E ^b  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arterial morphology; Endothelium; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Gap junctions; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; CALCIUM; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; MEDIAN SACRAL ARTERY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; APAMIN; ARTERIES; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; TAIL; VASODILATION;

EID: 0037963935     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000067425.06019.D7     Document Type: Article

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