Attenuation of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by simvastatin.

Girgis, Reda E

Attenuation of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by simvastatin. [electronic resource] - American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Sep 2003 - H938-45 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0363-6135

10.1152/ajpheart.01097.2002 doi


Animals
Chronic Disease
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--pharmacology
Hypertension, Pulmonary--drug therapy
Hypoxia--drug therapy
Lung--blood supply
Male
Nitric Oxide Synthase--metabolism
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
Pulmonary Circulation--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Simvastatin--pharmacology