Study on the morphological changes in the placenta of rats administrated nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

Acta Obstetrica et Gynaecologica Japonica

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 813-820

  Osawa, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Rat

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029792714     PISSN: 03009165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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