Physiological role of nitric oxide for regulation of arterial stiffness in anesthetized rabbits

• Main Authors: Tatsuo Chiba (Author), Kiyoshi Sakuma (Author), Tetsuya Komatsu (Author), Xin Cao (Author), Megumi Aimoto (Author), Yoshinobu Nagasawa (Author), Kazuhiro Shimizu (Author), Mao Takahashi (Author), Yuichi Hori (Author), Kohji Shirai (Author), Akira Takahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We assessed effects of acetylcholine and Nω-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME) on the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), an indicator of arterial stiffness from origin of aorta to tibial artery, in halothane-anesthetized rabbits. Acetylcholine decreased the blood pressure, femoral...