Overexpression of eNOS prevents the development of renovascular hypertension in mice

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 458-464

  Gava, Agata L ^a   Peotta, Veronica A ^a   Cabral, Antonio M ^a   Vasquez, Elisardo C ^a,b   Meyrelles, Silvana S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; eNOS; Gene therapy; Mice; Renovascular hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENOS GENE; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REPORTER GENE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA; VAGUS TONE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HEART; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROPRUSSIDE; RENAL CIRCULATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 46749102818     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y08-044     Document Type: Article

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