Gender differences in myogenic regulation along the vascular tree of the gerbil cochlea

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Reimann, Katrin ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Gayathri ^a   Wier, Withrow Gil ^b   Wangemann, Philine ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY; COCHLEA BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR ARTERY; FEMALE; GERBIL; INNER EAR; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; MYOGENIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PIPETTE; RADIATING ARTERIOLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRAL LIGAMENT; SPIRAL MODIOLAR ARTERY; SPIRAL MODULAR ARTERIOLE; STRIA VASCULARIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; COCHLEA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; COCHLEA; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80053316376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025659     Document Type: Article

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