Nitric Oxide and the Regulation of the Peripheral Circulation

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Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Blood Flow: A Historical Overview.- 1. Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Blood Flow: A Historical Overview.- I: Selected Mechanisms Of Action.- 2. Regulation of Intracellular Ca2+ by Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.- 3. Oxidants and Vascular Nitric Oxide Signaling.- 4. Role of Na+-K+-ATPase in Nitric Oxide-Induced Relaxation.- 5. Purinergic Receptors, Nitric Oxide, and Regional Blood Flow.- 6. Nitric Oxide Derived from Perivascular Nerves and Endothelium.- 7. Nitric Oxide and Hypertension.- II: Vascular Bed.- A. Cerebral.- 8. Nitric Oxide in Control of the Cerebral Circulation.- B. Pulmonary.- 9. Intravenous Anesthetics in the Pulmonary Circulation.- 10. Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy for Acute Respiratory Failure.- 11. Clinical Applications of Inhaled Nitric Oxide.- 12. Nitric Oxide and the Perinatal Pulmonary Circulation.- C. Skeletal.- 13. Nitric Oxide and the Pulmonary Circulation in the Adult.- 14. Role of Nitric Oxide in the Skeletal Muscle Vascular Bed.- D. GI/GU.- 15. Nitric Oxide and the Hepatic Circulation.- 16. Nitric Oxide and the Gastrointestinal Circulation.- 17. Uterine Effects of Nitric Oxide.- 18. NO Effect on Penile Blood Flow and Lower Genitourinary Tract Function.- 19. Role of Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Renal Blood Flow.- E. Renal.- 20. Role of Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Renal Function in Conscious Animals.- 21. Modulation of Renal Micro vascular Responsiveness by Nitric Oxide.