Mesenteric artery contraction and relaxation studies using automated wire myography

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 55, 2011, Pages

  Bridges, Lakeesha E ^a   Williams, Cicely L ^a   Pointer, Mildred A ^a,b   Awumey, Emmanuel M ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Contraction; Issue 55; Medicine; Myography; Relaxation; Resistant arteries

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053909862     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3119     Document Type: Article

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