Interaction between nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 pathways in pregnant rat uteri

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 3 33-3, 1996, Pages

  Dong, Yuan Lin ^a   Yallampalli, Chandrasekhar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclooxygenase; parturition; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0029883958     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.3.e471     Document Type: Article

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