Venous but not skeletal muscle interstitial nitric oxide is increased during hypobaric hypoxia

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Leuenberger, Urs A ^a   Johnson, Douglas ^b   Loomis, Joseph ^b   Gray, Kristen S ^a   MacLean, David A ^c  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitude; Hypoxia; Microdialysis; Nitric oxide; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICRODIALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; VEIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; VASODILATION; VEINS;

EID: 45549098975     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0601-x     Document Type: Article

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