Hyperglycemia Accelerates Impairment of Vasodilator Responses to Acetylcholine of Retinal Blood Vessels in Rats

Abstract.: We previously reported that vascular endothelial functions in both retinal and systemic circulation are impaired 6 – 8 weeks after induction of hyperglycemia with streptozotocin (STZ) in rats. However, it remains to be elucidated whether the period required for the onset of endothelial dy...

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Main Authors: Asami Mori, Orie Saigo, Masayuki Hanada, Tsutomu Nakahara, Kunio Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319311910