"Vasodilation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.330.380.928
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| Concept/Terms |
Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation- Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation
- Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation, Vascular
- Relaxation, Vascular Endothelium-Dependent
- Vascular Endothelium Dependent Relaxation
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vasodilation" by people in Profiles.
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New Applications in Echocardiography for Ultrasound Contrast Agents in the 21st Century. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 05; 46(5):1071-1081.
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Chronic hypoxia attenuates the vasodilator efficacy of protein kinase G in fetal and adult ovine cerebral arteries. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2017 Jul 01; 313(1):H207-H219.
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Metabolic syndrome impairs reactivity and wall mechanics of cerebral resistance arteries in obese Zucker rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2015 Dec 01; 309(11):H1846-59.
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Protective effect of sex on chronic stress- and depressive behavior-induced vascular dysfunction in BALB/cJ mice. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2014 Nov 01; 117(9):959-70.
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Altered aortic vascular reactivity in the unpredictable chronic mild stress model of depression in mice: UCMS causes relaxation impairment to ACh. Physiol Behav. 2011 Jul 06; 103(5):540-6.
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Fetal cerebral oxygenation: the homeostatic role of vascular adaptations to hypoxic stress. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011; 701:225-32.
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Depressive behavior and vascular dysfunction: a link between clinical depression and vascular disease? J Appl Physiol (1985). 2010 May; 108(5):1041-51.
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In vivo vascular wall tissue characterization using a strain tensor measuring (STM) technique for flow-mediated vasodilation analyses. Phys Med Biol. 2009 Oct 21; 54(20):6217-38.
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Effects of chronic hypoxia on soluble guanylate cyclase activity in fetal and adult ovine cerebral arteries. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2009 Jul; 107(1):192-9.
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Diabetes mellitus and noninvasive imaging of atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 19; 99(4A):89B-95B.