Direct evidence of nitric oxide release from neuronal nitric oxide synthase activation in the left ventricle as a result of cervical vagus nerve stimulation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3045-3054

  Brack, Kieran E ^a   Patel, Vanlata H ^a   Mantravardi, Rajkumar ^a   Coote, John H ^b   Ng, G Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; 4,5 DIAMINOFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; HEART INNERVATION; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITROARGININE; RABBITS; VAGUS NERVE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67649671740     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.169417     Document Type: Article

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