Increased sinusoidal resistance is responsible for the basal state and endothelin-induced venoconstriction in perfused cirrhotic rat liver

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 456, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 467-477

  Shibamoto, Toshishige ^a   Kamikado, Chiaki ^b   Koyama, Shozo ^c  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Hepatic circulation; Hepatic vascular occlusion method; Hepatic vascular resistance; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER VEIN OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; VEIN RESISTANCE; VENOCONSTRICTION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; COMMON BILE DUCT; ENDOTHELIN-1; HEPATIC VEINS; LIGATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PERFUSION; PORTAL PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 43149111815     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0437-6     Document Type: Article

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