Acetylcholine induced endothelial-dependent vasodilation increases as artery diameter decreases in the rabbit ear

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1985

Abstract

Isolated resistance vessels in the rabbit ear preconstricted with histamine were relaxed by acetylcholine by a proportionately greater amount than in the central ear artery. The relaxation was antagonized by atropine and also by endothelium removal. Our studies represent the first evidence that endothelium-dependent dilation can occur in resistance vessels.

Publication Title

Experientia

Volume

41

Issue

8

First Page

1057

Last Page

1058

Comments

This article was published in Experientia, Volume 41, Issue 8, Pages 1057-1058.

The published version is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01952142.

Copyright © 1985 Springer.

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