Alteration of endothelium-mediated vasodilator response in the rat hindlimb vasculature consecutive to chronic hypoxic stress: NO and EDHF involvement

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 154-161

  Reboul, C ^a   Gibault, A ^a,b   Tanguy, S ^a   Dauzat, M ^b   Obert, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

EDHF; Endothelium; Hypoxic stress; NO pathway; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CHRONIC STRESS; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK AGOUTI RAT; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ENDOTHELIUM; HINDLIMB; HYPOXIA; ILIAC ARTERY; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LIMB BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HINDLIMB; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 68249110444     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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