Attenuation of the vasoconstrictor effects of thromboxane and endothelin by nitric oxide in the human fetal-placental circulation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 166, Issue 1 PART 1, 1992, Pages 224-230

  Myatt, Leslie ^a   Brewer, Anthony S ^a   Langdon, Gretchen ^a   Brockman, Diane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin; nitric oxide; placenta; thromboxane

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIN; HISTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; THROMBOXANE;

ARTICLE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CALCIMYCIN; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; NITROGLYCERIN; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES, SYNTHETIC; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0026547315     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(92)91863-6     Document Type: Article

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