Effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthase on blood pressure and renal sodium handling in renal denervated rats

The role of sympathetic nerve activity in the changes in arterial blood pressure and renal function caused by the chronic administration of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, was examined in sham and bilaterally renal denervated rats. Several stud...

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Main Authors: F. Xavier, A.M.F. Magalhães, J.A.R. Gontijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000300014