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Vasodilation

Known as: Vasorelaxation, peripheral vasodilation, Vasodilatation 
An increase in the internal diameter of blood vessels, especially arterioles or capillaries, usually resulting in a decrease in blood pressure. [ISBN… 
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Broader (3)

Vascular Diseasesheart functionvasomotion

Narrower (2)

Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxationrelaxation of vascular smooth muscle

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Incidence, progression and functional significance of cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation.
BACKGROUND Cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation leads to an accelerated form of atherosclerosis with marked… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Endothelial and Myocardial Cell Protection by a Cysteine‐Containing Nitric Oxide Donor After Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion
The cardioprotective actions of SPM-5185, a novel cysteine-containing nitric oxide (NO) donor, were investigated in two models of… 
1986
1986
Atrial natriuretic factor stimulates Na/K/Cl cotransport in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a collective term used to describe a group of peptides isolated from mammalian atria which… 
1985
1985
Combined hyperthermia and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum in BD IX rats with transplanted BT4A tumours.
Effects on tumours and toxicity of locally applied waterbath hyperthermia (44 degrees C, 60 min) and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Nifedipine increases and glyceryl trinitrate decreases apparent liver blood flow in normal subjects.
The effects of sublingual nifedipine (10 mg) and of glyceryl trinitrate (500 micrograms), which produce arterial and venous… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effects of Nitroglycerin and Nitroprusside on the Uterine Vasculature of Gravid Ewes
The effects of nitroglycerin (TNG) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on mean aortic pressure (MAP), uterine blood flow (UBF… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Antihypertensive Polar Renomedullary Lipid, A Semisynthetic Vasodilator
SUMMARY Two types of biologically active lipids have been derived from renomedullary tissue. One is neutral (ANRL) and the other… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Changes in body temperature of the unanaesthetized monkey produced by sodium and calcium ions perfused through the cerebral ventricles
1. In the unanaesthetized Rhesus monkey, solutions containing sodium, calcium, potassium or magnesium in excess of the normal… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Reflex vasomotor abnormalities in the hands of migrainous subjects
Many symptoms and signs of migraine can be explained by changes in the calibre of cerebral vessels (Wolff, 1948). Abnormalities… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Pathogenesis of urticaria; experimental study of life situations, emotions and cutaneous vascular reaction.
The association of urticaria with stressful life situations has been observed by numerous authors, 1 but there are few available… 
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