Selective upregulation of arterial endothelial nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary hypertension

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Resta, Thomas C ^a   Gonzales, Rayna J ^a   Dail, William G ^a   Sanders, Thomas C ^a   Walker, Benjimen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic hypoxia; Endothelium dependent vasodilation; Isolated rat lungs; Monocrotaline; Quantitative immunocytochemistry; Segmental vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750857083     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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