In situ analysis of coronary terminal arteriole diameter responses: Technical report of a new experimental model

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 442-448

  Goebel, S ^a   Kuebler, W M ^a,b   Cornelissen, A J M ^a   Kuppe, H ^b   Pries, A R ^a   Habazettl, H ^a,b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterioles, terminal; Heart; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE DEXTRAN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; TETRODOTOXIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTATION; HEART PERFUSION; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; VESSEL; VIDEOTAPE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CORONARY VESSELS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PAPAVERINE; PERFUSION; RATS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0345257804     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073909     Document Type: Article

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