Development of baroreflex function and hind limb vascular reactivity in the horse fetus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 572, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-164

  O'Connor, Susie J ^a   Ousey, Jenny C ^a   Gardner, David S ^a   Fowden, Abigail L ^a   Giussani, Dino A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ARGIPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART RATE; HINDLIMB; HORSE; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; FETAL BLOOD; HINDLIMB; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 33645281134     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.105635     Document Type: Article

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