Endogenous and exogenous NO attenuates conduction of vasoconstrictions along arterioles in the microcirculation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Rodenwaldt, Barbara ^b,c   Pohl, Ulrich ^b   De Wit, Cor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Pharmacelsus GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conducted responses; Connexins; Gap junctional communication; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; CONNEXIN 40; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; GAP JUNCTION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STIMULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 34250847574     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01061.2006     Document Type: Article

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