Endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation of the superficial femoral artery in spinal cord-injured subjects

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1387-1393

  Thijssen, D H J ^a   Kooijman, M ^a,b   De Groot, P C E ^a   Bleeker, M W P ^a   Smits, P ^b   Green, D J ^a,c   Hopman, M T E ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deconditioning; Flow mediated dilation; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide sensitivity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IMIPRAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONDITIONING; DEVICE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGLYCERIN; NITROPRUSSIDE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 45149109460     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01039.2007     Document Type: Article

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