Independent and interactive effects of preload and afterload on the pump function of the isolated lymphangion

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Scallan, Joshua P ^a   Wolpers, John H ^a   Muthuchamy, Mariappan ^b   Zawieja, David C ^b   Gashev, Anatoliy A ^b   Davis, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractility; Edema; Heterometric regulation; Homeometric regulation; Isolated vessel; Pressure volume loop; Stroke work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VOLUME; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EDEMA; GRAVITATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MESENTERY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84867148821     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01098.2011     Document Type: Article

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