L-arginine reverses the adverse pregnancy changes induced by nitric oxide synthase inhibition in the rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 800-805

  Helmbrecht, G D ^a   Farhat, M Y ^a   Lochbaum, L ^a   Brown, H E ^a   Yadgarova, K T ^a   Eglinton, G S ^a   Ramwell, P W ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

L arginine; N nitro L arginine methyl ester; Preeclampsia; rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029859033     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)80002-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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