Experimental study of effect of fontan circuit on pulmonary microcirculation

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-188

  Yin, Zongtao ^a   Wang, Zengwei ^a   Zhu, Hongyu ^a   Zhang, Renfu ^a   Wang, Huishan ^a   Li, Xinmin ^a  

^a Shenyang Northern Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULSATILE FLOW; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33745034285     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400303     Document Type: Article

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