Post-weaning protein malnutrition increases blood pressure and induces endothelial dysfunctions in rats

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  de Belchior, Aucelia C S ^a,b   Angeli, Jhuli K ^b   de O Faria, Thaís ^b   Siman, Fabiana D M ^b   Silveira, Edna A ^b   Meira, Eduardo F ^b   da Costa, Carlos P ^a   Vassallo, Dalton V ^b,c   Padilha, Alessandra S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; APOCYNIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR RING;

ACETOPHENONES; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WEANING;

EID: 84860134325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034876     Document Type: Article

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