Role of the carotid body in the pathophysiology of heart failure

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 356-362

  Schultz, Harold D ^a   Marcus, Noah J ^a   Del Rio, Rodrigo ^a  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Animal models; Blood flow; Carotid body chemoreflex; CB; CB ablation; Gasotransmitters; Heart failure; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAROTID BODY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84880923308     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0368-x     Document Type: Article

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