Differences in functional and structural properties of segments of the rat tail artery

The investigation of resistance vessels is generally costly and difficult to execute. The present study investigated the diameters and the vascular reactivity of different segments of the rat tail artery (base, middle, and tail end) of 30 male Wister rats (EPM strain) to characterize a conductance o...

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Main Authors: F.M. Souza, A.S. Padilha, I. Stefanon, D.V. Vassallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000500011