Differential regulation of nitric oxide in the rat uterus and cervix during pregnancy and labour

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1755-1766

  Buhimschi, Irina ^a   Ali, Mariam ^a   Jain, Venu ^a   Chwalisz, Kristof ^b   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervix; Labour; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; ONAPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

EID: 0029798521     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019481     Document Type: Article

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