Opposing responses of the rat pulmonary artery and vein to phenylephrine and other agents in vitro

Abstract Background Different from current cognition, our study demonstrated that adrenergic receptors agonist phenylephrine significantly relaxed isolated pulmonary artery but constricted pulmonary veins. Through comparing differences in the effects of commonly used vasoactive drugs on pulmonary ar...

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Main Authors: Li-mei Liao, Li Zhou, Chen-ran Wang, Jian-ying Hu, Yao-jun Lu, Shaoqiang Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01558-8