Abolition of arteriolar dilation but not constriction to histamine in cremaster muscle of eNOS–/– mice
Payne GW, Madri JA, Sessa WC, Segal SS. Abolition of arteriolar dilation but not constriction to histamine in cremaster muscle of eNOS–/– mice. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2003, 285: h493-h498. PMID: 12689855, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00071.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArteriolesCimetidineEndothelium, VascularHistamineHistamine H1 AntagonistsHistamine H2 AntagonistsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMuscle, SkeletalNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1PyrilamineReceptors, HistamineSignal TransductionVasoconstrictionVasodilationConceptsENOS-/- miceMuscle blood flowVasomotor responsesBlood flowCremaster muscleCell adhesion molecule-1Anesthetized C57Bl6 miceBiphasic vasomotor responseSecond-order arteriolesAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Nitric oxide releaseTopical histamineConstrictor responsesArteriolar dilationNomega-nitroC57BL6 miceH1 receptorsPharmacological interventionsPermeability of capillariesSmooth muscleMicrovascular endotheliumTissue perfusionCumulative addition