Evidence for active control of perfusion within lung microvessels

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-53

  Watson, Kal E ^b   Dovi, William F ^a   Conhaim, Robert L ^a,b  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulatory control; Microcirculation; Pulmonary circulation; Vasoconstriction; Vasoreactivity

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN II; BRADYKININ; SEROTONIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; LUNG; MALE; MICROVESSELS; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84855399747     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00820.2011     Document Type: Article

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