Internet World Congress '98 Invited Symposium

	Hypertension I: Structure of Small Arteries in Hypertension Chair: Mike Mulvany (University of Aarhus, Denmark)

0293 Inward Hypertrophic Remodelling in Subcutaneous Small Arteries of Patients with Renovascular Hypertension, but Not with Primary Aldosteronism. D Rizzoni (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) E Porteri (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) A Piccoli (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) M Castellano (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) G Bettoni (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) G Pasini (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy) MJ Mulvany (University of Aarhus, Department of Pharmacology, Aarhus, Denmark) E Agabiti Rosei (UOP Scienze Mediche University of Brescia c/o 1a Medicina Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy)

0304 Arterial Structure, Endothelial Dysfunction and Effects of Antihypertensive Treatment. EL Schiffrin (Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal, Canada)

0449 Preservation Techniques to Allow Accurate Measurement of Blood Vessel Structural Change JG Dickhout (Department of Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Canada) RMKW Lee (Department of Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Canada.)

0662 The Influence Of Arteriolar Growth On Vascular Resistance H. Struijker-Boudier (Dept. of Pharmacology, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) W. Hacking (Dept. of Pharmacology, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) D. Slaaf (Dept. of Biophysics, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) F. le Noble (Dept. of Pharmacology, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

0745 Remodeling Of Mesenteric Resistance Arteries In The Genetically Hypertensive (GH) Rat; Effects Of Treatment With An ACE Inhibitor, An Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist And A Calcium Antagonist JM Ledingham (Department of Pharmacology, Otago University Medical School, New Zealand) R Laverty (Department of Pharmacology, Otago University Medical School, New Zealand)

0861 The Structure of Small Arteries in Essential Hypertension AM Heagerty (Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK)

0704 Differential Signal Transduction of Pulsatile and Static Stretch in the Vessel Wall. S Lehoux (INSERM U141, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France) A Tedgui (INSERM U141, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France)

0145 Functional Alterations in Rat Basilar Artery Induced by Chronic Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS). Are They Related to Vascular Remodeling? SM Arribas (Dept. Fisiologia, Fac. Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain) JC McGrath (Autonomic Physiology Unit, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK) AF Dominiczak (Dept. of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK) MC Gonzalez (Dept. Fisiologia, Fac. Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)

0778 Early Vascular Structural Changes After Short Term RAS Inhibition: Evidence for a Reversible Component of Regression T.M. Hale (Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Queen's University, Canada) T.L. Bushfield (Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Queen's University, Canada) M.A. Adams (Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Queen's University, Canada)