Relaxin in vascular physiology and pathophysiology: Possible implications in ischemic brain disease

Current Neurovascular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Nistri, Silvia ^a   Bani, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Central nervous system; Ischemia reperfusion; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; RELAXIN;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RELAXIN;

EID: 22144468683     PISSN: 15672026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1567202054368362     Document Type: Review

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