Morphology and Stereology of the Myocardium in Hypertensive Rats. Correlation with the Time of Nitric Oxide Synthesis Inhibition;Morfologia e Estereologia do Miocárdio em Ratos Hipertensos. Correlação com o Tempo de Inibição da Síntese do Óxido Nítrico

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 397-402

  Pereira, Leila Maria Meirelles ^a,b   Vianna, Glória Maria Moraes ^a   Mandarim de Lacerda, Carlos Alberto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Centro Biomedico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Myocardium; Nitric oxide; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442583459     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x1998000600004     Document Type: Article

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