Gender difference in the role of endothelium-derived relaxing factors modulating renal vascular reactivity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 486, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Wangensteen, Rosemary ^a   Moreno, Juan Manuel ^b   Sainz, Juan ^a   Rodríguez Gómez, Isabel ^a   Chamorro, Virginia ^a   Luna, Juan De Dios ^a   Osuna, Antonio ^b   Vargas, Félix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

EDHF (endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor); Gender; NO (Nitric oxide); Vasoconstriction; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENDER; ISOLATED KIDNEY; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 1242269739     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.12.036     Document Type: Article

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