Investigation of basal endothelial function in the obese Zucker rat in vitro

General Pharmacology: Vascular System

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 303-309

  Laight, David W ^a   Änggård, Erik E ^b   Carrier, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Obese Zucker rat; Oxidant stress; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE PLUS BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUPEROXIDE; TIRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMETABOLITE; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYDROQUINONE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ZUCKER RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYDROQUINONES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; SUPEROXIDES; UP-REGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0141628766     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(01)00120-3     Document Type: Article

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