Intact endothelium-dependent dilation and conducted responses in resistance vessels of hypercholesterolemic mice in vivo

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-482

  Wölfle, Stephanie E ^a   De Wit, Cor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conducted dilation; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Gap junctions; Hypercholesterolemia; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ARTERIOLES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITROPRUSSIDE; RECEPTORS, LDL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 27344447472     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088101     Document Type: Article

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