nNOS gene transfer to RVLM improves baroreflex function in rats with chronic heart failure

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 4 54-4, 2003, Pages

  Wang, Yu ^a   Patel, Kaushik P ^a   Cornish, Kurtis G ^a   Channon, Keith M ^b   Zucker, Irving H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Heart rate; Nitric oxide; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADENOVIRUS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY LIGATION; GENE TRANSFER; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0141453833     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00239.2003     Document Type: Article

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