Effects of relaxin on systemic arterial hemodynamics and mechanical properties in conscious rats: Sex dependency and dose response

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1013-1020

  Debrah, Dan O ^a   Conrad, Kirk P ^b   Danielson, Lee A ^c   Shroff, Sanjeev G ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Arterial resistance; Arteries; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RELAXIN; SEX FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 14144250653     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01083.2004     Document Type: Article

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