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VASODILATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("vasodilation" is a kind of...):

dilatation; dilation (the act of expanding an aperture)

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 Context examples: 

In addition, both enantiomers of carvedilol bind to and block alpha 1-adrenergic receptors, thereby causing vasodilation and reducing peripheral vascular resistance.

(Carvedilol phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

Music works on a nerve that stimulates the gastrointestinal system, causes vasodilation, and increases intestinal absorption in animals.

(Music believed to boost hypertension treatment, Agenciabrasil/EBC)

Activation results in increasing cellular levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) within vascular smooth muscle, which results in vasodilation mediated by cGMP-dependent protein kinases.

(Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

This prevents histamine-induced bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, itching, and spasmodic contractions of GI smooth muscle.

(Bromodiphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Both R(+) and S(-) enantiomers bind to and block alpha 1-adrenergic receptors with equal potency, causing vasodilation and a reduction in peripheral vascular resistance.

(Carvedilol Phosphate Extended-Release Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result muscle relaxation (broncho- and vasodilation) occurs via cAMP-dependent signal transduction.

(Pirbuterol Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhibition of ACE results in a reduction in angiotensin II and angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion, causing vasodilation and natriuresis.

(ACE inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

This process is involved in vasodilation, vessel homeostasis, immune response, neurotransmission and modulation of the hair cycle.

(Negative Regulation of Nitric Oxide Release, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in both hormone signaling and vasodilation.

(ADM Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein, is involved in both peptide hormone-processing and vasodilation.

(ACE2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)