Enhanced G-protein-induced relaxation in portal hypertensive rats: Role of nitric oxide

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Hou, Ming Chih ^a   Cahill, Paul A ^a   Zhang, Shuangmin ^a   Redmond, Eileen M ^a   Sitzmann, James V ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPEREMIA; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; SHEAR STRESS; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 12644274639     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260104     Document Type: Article

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