Open AccessImpaired Myogenic Tone in Isolated Cerebral and Coronary Resistance Arteries from the Goto-Kakizaki Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Henrik KoldPetersen,
Emil Brøndum,
Holger Nilsson,
Allan Flyvbjerg,
Christian Aalkjær
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of vascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1423-0135
pISSN - 1018-1172
DOI - 10.1159/000335487
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral arteries , coronary arteries , endocrinology , vasodilation , artery
Type 2 diabetes is associated with stroke and cardiac dysfunction. We therefore investigated isolated middle cerebral arteries and coronary septal arteries from the diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat model of nonobese type 2 diabetes.
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