Nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation maintains blood flow in true hibernating myocardium

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 931-935

  Kudej, Raymond K ^a   Vatner, Stephen F ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Coronary circulation; Ischemic heart disease; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HIBERNATION; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION; WOODCHUCK;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA MONAX;

EID: 0038148768     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2828(03)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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