Contributions of acetylcholine and nitric oxide to forearm blood flow at exercise onset and recovery

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Shoemaker, J K ^a,c   Halliwill, J R ^b   Hughson, R L ^a   Joyner, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atropine; Brachial artery; Echo Doppler; N(G) monomethyl L arginine; Pulsed Doppler; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33747249605     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.5.h2388     Document Type: Article

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