A comparison of endothelium-dependent relaxation in omental and myometrial resistance arteries in pregnant and nonpregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1307-1312

  Ashworth, J R ^a   Warren, A Y ^a   Baker, P N ^a   Johnson, I R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium dependent relaxation; human intramyometrial arteries; myography; omental arteries; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; OMENTUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029860022     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70046-7     Document Type: Article

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