Long-term nitric oxide blockade in the pregnant rat: Effects on blood pressure and plasma levels of endothelin-1

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 484-488

  Edwards, D L ^a   Arora, C P ^a   Bui, D T ^a   Castro, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

endothelin 1; hypertension; L nitro arginine methyl ester; Nitric oxide; preeclampsia; pregnancy; rat

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPERTENSION; INFUSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029823702     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70166-7     Document Type: Article

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