Human placental and fetal membrane nitric oxide synthase activity before, during and after labour at term

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1505-1508

  Di Iulio, Juliana L ^a   Gude, Neil M ^a   King, Roger G ^b   Brennecke, Shaun R ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; PLACENTA;

AMNION; ARGININE; CHORION; DECIDUA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PHENYLMETHYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0029550301     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9951505     Document Type: Article

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