Depression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase but increased expression of endothelin-1 immunoreactivity in rat thoracic aortic endothelium associated with long-term, but not short-term, sympathectomy

Circulation Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-323

  Aliev, Gjumrakch ^a   Ralevic, Vera ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endothelial nitric oxide synthase; endothelin 1; endothelium; serotonin; sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; GUANETHIDINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDOPAMINE; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0343591786     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.79.2.317     Document Type: Article

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