Intrinsic increase in lymphangion muscle contractility in response to elevated afterload

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

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

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anrep effect; Homeometric regulation; Isolated vessel; Lymphatic pump; Positive inotropy; Pressure volume relationship; Stroke work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CANNULATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; LABORATORY DEVICE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPH VESSEL MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MALE; MESENTERY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROPIPETTE; MICROSCOPE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

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: 84867183606     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01097.2011     Document Type: Article

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