Vasoreactivity in an adult rat model of marginal copper deficiency

Nutrition Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-186

  Falcone, Jeff C ^a   Saari, Jack T ^b   Kang, Y James ^a   Schuschke, Dale A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Kidney; Microcirculation; Vasoreactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; COPPER; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEEDING; ISOLATED ARTERY; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 14644394296     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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