Acute administration of l-arginine restores nitric oxide-mediated relaxation in isolated pulmonary arteries from pulmonary hypertensive exercise trained rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 581, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 148-156

  Goret, Lucie ^a,b   Tanguy, Stéphane ^a   Guiraud, Isabelle ^b   Dauzat, Michel ^b   Obert, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Exercise; l Arginine; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LUNG ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 38749150313     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.11.037     Document Type: Article

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