Nitric oxide impairs baroreflex gain during acute psychological stress

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Daubert, Daisy L ^a   Brooks, Virginia L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscious rabbits; Corticosterone; N nitro L arginine; Novel environment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; RABBITS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846828789     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00192.2006     Document Type: Article

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