Endothelium-derived relaxing factor inhibition and the pressor response to norepinephrine in the pregnant rat

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 92-96

  Allen, Raymond ^a   Castro, Lony ^a   Arora, Chander ^a   Krakow, Deborah ^a   Huang, Susan ^a   Platt, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028158678     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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