Journal article
Alteration of perivascular adipose tissue function in angiotensinII-induced hypertension
Abstract
We studied the role of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) in the control of vascular function in an in vivo experimental model of hypertension produced by angiotensin II infusion by osmotic minipump in adult male Wistar rats. Two weeks after infusion with angiotensin II, blood pressure in treated rats was significantly elevated but heart rate was reduced compared with control rats infused with physiological saline. Contraction of aorta from the …
Authors
Lee RMKW; Ding L; Lu C; Su L-Y; Gao Y-J
Journal
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 87, No. 11, pp. 944–953
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
November 2009
DOI
10.1139/y09-088
ISSN
0008-4212