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NMDA ALTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYPOXIC PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTION AND NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHETASE ACTIVITY IN THE ISOLATED PERFUSED RAT LUNG

Mark J. Polak Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Shen Xiao Department of Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Christopher A. Ashton Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Christine Baylis Department of Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Pages 251-263 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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