Contrast angiography of the rat renal microcirculation in vivo using synchrotron radiation

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Eppel, Gabriela A ^a,b   Jacono, David Lo ^b   Shirai, Mikiyasu ^c   Umetani, Keiji ^d   Evans, Roger G ^a   Pearson, James T ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiography; Angiotensin II; Kidney circulation; Renal nerves; Vascular caliber

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; IOMEPROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; MICROANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 66049095668     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90499.2008     Document Type: Article

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