在自发高血压的老鼠中,血管β-上腺素放松受损:导管动脉和阻力动脉之间的差异

Pavol Valovič1, Michal Behuliak1, Ivana Vaněčková1

  • 1Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.

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概括

在自发高血压大鼠 (SHR) 的导管动脉中观察到受损的β-上腺素放松,但抵抗性动脉和对β-上腺素激动剂的血压反应在SHR和WKY大鼠中相似,这表明在高血压中的作用有限.

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