Hydrogen sulphide vasodilates human pulmonary arteries: A possible role in pulmonary hypertension?

Microvascular Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-137

  Ariyaratnam, Priyadharshanan ^a   Loubani, Mahmoud ^a   Morice, Alyn H ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS PRESSURE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BRONCHI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84888440895     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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