Hypotrophy of conduit artery walls of the offspring of nitric oxide-defective rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 601-606

  Kristek, Frantisek ^a   Gerova M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Artery; Extracellular matrix; Hypertension; Morphometry; Nitric oxide; Offspring; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; GLUTARALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART PERFUSION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTROPHY; INTIMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THORACIC AORTA; TUNICA MEDIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2442493070     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000400018     Document Type: Article

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