ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
adaptation to hypoxia
;
nitric oxide
;
endothelial relaxation factor
;
endothelium-dependent relaxation
;
tail artery
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Adaptation to intermittent hypoxic hypoxia did not affect the endothelium-dependent relaxation of the aorta in rats, but significantly increased the relaxation of their tail artery. Following the adaptation, the NO level fell in the liver, intestine, and kidneys and remained unchanged in the spleen. Adaptation to hypoxia presumably limits NO synthesis and/or release in the vascular endothelium or enhances the capacity of this oxide to bind in a physiologically active depot.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02445480
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