The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

Blood vessels perfuse all tissues in the body and mediate vital metabolic exchange between
tissues and blood. Increasing evidence, however, points to a direct role for paracrine …

The characterization and cloning of constitutive and inducible nitric oxide (NO)-synthesizing
enzymes and the development of specific inhibitors of the L-arginine NO pathway have …

Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in various physiological processes in the kidney. In
vivo experiments first suggested that the natriuretic and diuretic effects caused by NO may …

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of physiologic and inflammatory processes in the
lung. To better understand the role of NO in the airway, we examined constitutive NO …

We report that osteopontin (OPN), a secreted, Arg-Gly-Asp-containing phosphoprotein
expressed at high levels in the kidney, suppresses nitric oxide (NO) synthesis induced by …

Controversy remains on whether white coat hypertension is a benign clinical condition or
carries an increased risk of target-organ damage. Nine hundred forty-two stage I …

Autocrine, paracrine, endocrine, and neuroendocrine hormonal systems help regulate
cardio‐vascular and renal function. Any change in the balance among these systems may …

Nitric oxide (NO.) has been implicated in the regulation of renal vascular tone and tubular
sodium transport. While the endothelial cell is a well known source of NO (.), recent studies …

There is evidence that nitric oxide, an endothelium-derived relaxing factor, may be produced
by the macula densa, as well as by blood vessels, within the kidney. To examine the role of …