Nitric oxide contributes to estrogen-induced vasodilation of the ovine uterine circulation

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2158-2166

  Rosenfeld, Charles R ^a,b   Cox, Blair E ^a   Roy, Timothy ^a   Magness, Ronald R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

blood flow; cGMP; indomethacin; pregnancy; sheep

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; INFUSION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029858679     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119022     Document Type: Article

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