The experiments were approved by the local Institutional Animal Committee. Wild-type mice (Charles River Laboratories, L'Arbresle Cedex, L'Arbresle, France) were housed at 22 °C with a 12:12 h ...

NO protection is crucial against angiotensin II (ANG II) mediated vasoconstriction in postnatal preglomerular resistance vessels. Although whole kidney NOS is developmentally regulated, NOS regulation ...

The lesions of Stx-related hemolytic–uremic syndrome, which are indistinguishable from those of its atypical form on the basis of standard histologic analysis, are characterized by thickening of ...

Contrary to expectations, perhaps, bulging veins during exercise have nothing to do with an increase in either blood volume or pressure in these vessels. In fact, both are known to decrease during ...

As the body’s most energy- and oxygen-hungry organ, the brain also happens to be the most dynamic, and it's devilishly complex. How does nutrient-rich blood wend its way through the vast labyrinth of ...

Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from your heart. They have thick walls and a muscular layer that keeps your blood moving. Arteries can be as wide as a nickel (about two centimeters). They are the ...