Aging-associated alterations in contractility of rat mesenteric lymphatic vessels

Microcirculation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 463-473

  Nagai, Takashi ^a   Bridenbaugh, Eric A ^a   Gashev, Anatoliy A ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Mesenteric lymphatic vessels; Myogenic response; Nitric oxide; Shear; Stretch

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGING; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLOW RATE; LYMPHATIC CONTRACTION AMPLITUDE; LYMPHATIC CONTRACTION FREQUENCY; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MESENTERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

RATTUS;

EID: 79960965504     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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