vasoactive
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vasoactive
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, these drugs increase the concentration of the vasoactive signaling substance bradykinin.
From Science Daily
The researchers narrowed it down to a hormone called vasoactive intestinal peptide, or VIP.
From New York Times
Aviptadil is a synthetic form of human vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, which is highly concentrated in the lungs.
From Los Angeles Times
Vascular diameter responses can propagate between adjacent pericytes, but it is not yet known whether arterioles receive a signal to dilate from pericytes, or from vasoactive messengers which reach arterioles later than they reach pericytes.
From Nature
In men, a chemical that facilitates the flow is vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, a hormone that also directs the expansion and contraction of smooth muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.
From Time Magazine Archive
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