Increased Na+ intake during gestation in rats is associated with enhanced vascular reactivity and alterations of K+ and Ca 2+ function

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 4 56-4, 2004, Pages

  Auger, Karine ^a,b   Beauséjour, Annie ^a   Brochu, Michèle ^a   St Louis, Jean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

adrenergic stimulation; Calcium channels; Experimental preeclampsia; Potassium channels; Vascular reactivity; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CROMAKALIM; DRINKING WATER; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM INTAKE; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 4744360747     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00055.2004     Document Type: Article

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