Catheterization of pulmonary artery in rats with an ultraminiature catheter pressure transducer

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 5 54-5, 2003, Pages

  Deten, Alexander ^a   Millar, Huntly ^b   Zimmer, Heinz Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Millar Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Contractility; Norepinephrine; Right heart

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0142232012     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00315.2003     Document Type: Article

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