Effect of NO synthase inhibition on cardiovascular circadian rhythms in wild-type and eNOS-knock-out mice

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-510

  Lemmer, Björn ^a   Arraj, Mahran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; C57BL 6 mice; Circadian rhythm; eNOS knock out mice; L NAME

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RADIO WAVES; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 47249097903     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802257695     Document Type: Article

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