Genetic removal of basal nitric oxide enhances contractile activity in isolated murine collecting lymphatic vessels

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 591, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2139-2156

  Scallan, Joshua P ^a   Davis, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; GENE DELETION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 84876319324     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.250662     Document Type: Article

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