Homeostatic role of toll-like receptor 4 in the endothelium and heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-326

  Harrington, Louise S ^a,b   Belcher, Elizabeth ^a   Moreno, Laura ^a   Carrier, Martin J ^b   Mitchell, Jane A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artery; Dilation; Endothelium; Hypertrophy; TLR4

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOTHELIUM; HEALTH; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITROPRUSSIDE; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 37249027870     PISSN: 10742484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074248407306217     Document Type: Article

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