title: Effect of angiotensin II on neonatal lamb carotid arteries.
abstract: Isometric tension was measured in arterial strips from neonatal lambs and adult sheep, after stimulation by angiotensin II. During the early maturation period immediately following birth (3 weeks) there was a progressive increase in sensitivity to the agent.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D000804:Angiotensin II; D009638:Norepinephrine