Contribution of nitric oxide to adaptation of tibetan sheep to high altitude

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-196

  Koizumi, Tomonobu ^a   Ruan, Zonghai ^a   Sakai, Akio ^a   Ishizaki, Takeshi ^b   Matsumoto, Takaaki ^c   Saitou, Muneo ^d   Matsuzaki, Tetsuya ^d   Kubo, Keishi ^a   Wang, Zhangang ^e   Chen, Qiuhong ^e   Wang, Xiaoqin ^e  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^c AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ctr Inst for Experimental Animals   (China)

^e High Altitude Med Res Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; High; High altitude; HPV; Hypertension; Mammals; Mediators; NO; NOS inhibition; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary vascular; Resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

7 CHLORO 3 IMINO 5 METHYL 2 AZABICYCLO[4.1.0]HEPTANE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; JAPAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SEA LEVEL; SHEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; AMIDINES; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 2-RING; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHEEP; TIBET; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 2342607435     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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