Biomaterial Database

Role of hypoxia in development of pulmonary hypertension. 1978

R A Hopkins, and W G Wolfe

Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006976	Hypertension, Pulmonary	Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES.	Pulmonary Hypertension
D010100	Oxygen	An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.	Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D011668	Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease	Pathological process resulting in the fibrous obstruction of the small- and medium-sized PULMONARY VEINS and PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. Veno-occlusion can arise from fibrous proliferation of the VASCULAR INTIMA and VASCULAR MEDIA; THROMBOSIS; or a combination of both.	Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease,Pulmonary Venoocclusive Disease,Diseases, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive,Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Diseases,Pulmonary Venoocclusive Diseases,Veno Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary,Veno-Occlusive Diseases, Pulmonary,Venoocclusive Disease, Pulmonary,Venoocclusive Diseases, Pulmonary
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001166	Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical	Surgical shunt allowing direct passage of blood from an artery to a vein. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Shunt, Surgical Arteriovenous,Surgical Arteriovenous Shunt,Arteriovenous Shunts, Surgical,Shunts, Surgical Arteriovenous,Surgical Arteriovenous Shunts