H-wave® induces arteriolar vasodilation in rat striated muscle via nitric oxide-mediated mechanisms

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1248-1251

  Smith, Thomas L ^a   Blum, Kenneth ^a   Callahan, Michael F ^a   DiNubile, Nicholas A ^b   Chen, Thomas J H ^c,d   Waite, Roger L ^e  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e LifeGen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

H Wave device; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide production; Rats; Vascular mechanisms

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE PERFUSION; TISSUE REPAIR; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE, STRIATED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; VASODILATION;

EID: 68849093070     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20851     Document Type: Article

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