Myogenic response in isolated porcine retinal arterioles

Current Eye Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-222

  Jeppesen, Peter ^a   Aalkjær, Christian ^b   Bek, Toke ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Isolated retinal arteriole; Myogenic response; Retinal arteriole; Retinal blood flow; Retinal vasculature

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MICROPIPETTE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; NIFEDIPINE; PRESSURE; REFLEX; RETINAL VESSELS; SWINE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0142200442     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.27.4.217.16597     Document Type: Article

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