A new technique for studying the uterine microvasculature in the rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 388-395

  Alsip, N L ^a   Hornung, J W ^a   Saha, P R ^a   Hill, J B ^a   Asher, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

rat; technique; Uterine microcirculation; vasoconstrictors; vasodilators

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE; UTERUS; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029802014     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70151-5     Document Type: Article

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