Effects of potassium adaptation on blood pressure and pressor responses in normotensive and renal hypertensive wistar rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Omogbai, E K I ^a   Ozolua, R I ^a   Ebeigbe, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Potassium adaptation; Renal hypertension; Vasoactive drugs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESSOR RESPONSE; RAT; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THORACIC AORTA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; MALE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM;

EID: 14944371420     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2005.27.1.875430     Document Type: Article

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