The influence of angiotensin II on prostanoid production in preterm human umbilical arteries

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 159-162

  Haugen, Guttorm ^a   Stray Pedersen, Sverre ^a   Bjøro, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Prematurity; Prostacyclin; Thromboxane; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTANOID; THROMBOXANE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029828283     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291936     Document Type: Article

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