Transdermally administered nitric oxide by application of acidified nitrite increases blood flow in rat epigastric island skin flaps

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 578, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Gribbe, Örjan ^a,b   Gustafsson, Lars E ^a   Wiklund, N Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Victoriakliniken ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler; Nitric oxide; Surgical flaps; Transit time ultrasound flowmetry

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GRAFT PERFUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN FLAP;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OINTMENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 36549063468     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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