dilator

Known as: dilators 
A device used to stretch or enlarge an opening.
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DIALATOR, NASALDILATOR, URETHRALDILATOR, VAGINAL
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Impact of age, sex, and exercise on brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation.
Flow-mediated dilatation (%FMD), an index of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilator function, is regarded as a surrogate marker… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Acute systemic inflammation impairs endothelium-dependent dilatation in humans.
BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that endothelial dysfunction underlies the association between an acute inflammatory episode… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Enhanced release of prostaglandins contributes to flow-induced arteriolar dilation in eNOS knockout mice.
Nitric oxide and prostaglandins were shown to contribute to the endothelial mediation of flow-induced dilation of skeletal muscle… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Smooth muscle dysfunction occurs independently of impaired endothelium-dependent dilation in adults at risk of atherosclerosis.
OBJECTIVES We sought to assess smooth muscle function in adults at risk for atherosclerosis. BACKGROUND Previous studies in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Impaired endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation in patients with Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
The endothelium plays a pivotal role in modulating the reactivity of vascular smooth muscle through the formation of several… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Evidence for reflex upper airway dilator muscle activation by sudden negative airway pressure in man.
1. To determine if negative upper airway pressure causes reflex pharyngeal dilator muscle activation, we used intra-oral bipolar… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Endothelium-dependent dilation of the coronary microvasculature is impaired in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dilator reserve of the coronary microvasculature is diminished in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Although increased… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Prostaglandins mediate arteriolar dilation to increased blood flow velocity in skeletal muscle microcirculation.
In cremaster muscle of pentobarbital-anesthetized rats, temporary occlusion of an arteriole increased red blood cell velocity… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Atherosclerosis impairs flow-mediated dilation of coronary arteries in humans.
Studies in animals have suggested that increases in blood flow result in dilation of large arteries by an endothelium-dependent… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Role of endothelium in dilator responses of spontaneously hypertensive rat arteries.
The possible role of endothelium in the vascular responses to vasodilator drugs was studied in relation to experimental… (More)
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