Effects of pregnancy on femoral microvascular responses in the rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 3 PART I, 1996, Pages 730-736

  Yamasaki, Mineo ^a   Lindheimer, Marshall D ^a   Umans, Jason G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Microvascular; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Rats; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FEMUR; MICROCIRCULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0029806786     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ob.1996.v175.a73870     Document Type: Article

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