Hypoxia-induced vasoconstriction in alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) intrapulmonary arteries: A role for endothelin-1?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1565-1570

  Skovgaard, Nini ^a   Zibrandtsen, Helle ^a   Laursen, Britt Elmedal ^a   Simonsen, Ulf ^a   Wang, Tobias ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alligator; Endothelin 1; ET A receptor; ETB receptor; Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction; Noradrenaline; Reptile; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ALLIGATOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIN-1; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46949096238     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.014662     Document Type: Article

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