In vivo and in vitro vasoactive reactions of coronary arteriolar microvessels to nitroglycerin

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 40-2, 1996, Pages

  Jones, Christopher J H ^a   Kuo, Lih ^a   Davis, Michael J ^a   Chilian, William M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

autoregulation; coronary microcirculation; dog; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; HEMODYNAMICS; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33750694671     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.2.h461     Document Type: Article

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