Nitric oxide reduces vagal baroreflex sensitivity in the late gestation fetus

Pediatric Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-273

  Thakor, Avnesh S ^a   Giussani, Dino A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART RATE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS REFLEX;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FETUS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SHEEP; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 61949162578     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318193f134     Document Type: Article

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