Role of xanthine oxidase in dexamethasone-induced hypertension in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 517-519

  Ong, Sharon L H ^a   Vickers, Janine J ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   McKenzie, Katja U S ^a   Walsh, Claire E ^a   Whitworth, Judith A ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoid; Hypertension; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URATE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THYMUS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERTENSION; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYMUS GLAND; URIC ACID; WEIGHT LOSS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 33947660100     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04605.x     Document Type: Article

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