Constriction of isolated collecting lymphatic vessels in response to acute increases in downstream pressure

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 591, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-459

  Scallan, Joshua P ^a   Wolpers, John H ^a   Davis, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; MYOGENIC CONSTRICTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CONSTRICTION; CROMAKALIM; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84872381267     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.237909     Document Type: Article

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