Arteriolar diameter and spontaneous vasomotion: Importance of potassium channels and nitric oxide

Microvascular Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-127

  De Souza, Maria das Graças C ^a   Bouskela, Eliete ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; ILOPROST; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CHEEK POUCH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HAMSTER; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

CRICETINAE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CHEEK; CRICETINAE; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 84888429923     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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