Nitric oxide synthase activity in the abdominal aorta of rats is decreased after 4weeks of simulated microgravity

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 683-687

  Ren, Xin Ling ^a   Zhang, Ran ^c   Zhang, Yu Yang ^a   Liu, Huan ^b   Yu, Jin Wen ^b   Cai, Yue ^b   Wang, Zhong Chao ^b   Purdy, Ralph E ^d   Ma, Jin ^b,d  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Nitric oxide synthase; Rat; Simulated microgravity; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; MALE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITRITES; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 80053136570     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05565.x     Document Type: Article

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