Sympathetic activation in rats with L-NAME-induced hypertension

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-408

  Biancardi, V C ^a   Bergamaschi, C T ^a   Lopes, O U ^a   Campos, R R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

L NAME hypertension; Nitric oxide synthase blockade; Sympathetic nervous system; Total peripheral resistance

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33947189002     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006005000077     Document Type: Article

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