Length-dependence of lymphatic phasic contractile activity under isometric and isobaric conditions

Microcirculation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-625

  Zhang, Rongzhen ^a   Gashev, Anatoliy A ^a   Zawieja, David C ^a   Lane, Megan M ^b   Davis, Michael J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Length tension relationship; Lymphatic muscle; Lymphatic pump function; Phasic smooth muscle; Wire myograph

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPH VESSEL; MESENTERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; RATS; VASOCONSTRICTION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

RATTUS;

EID: 34548127284     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739680701436160     Document Type: Article

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