Superficial hand vein responses to NG-monomethyl-L-arginine in post-partum and non-pregnant women

Clinical Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 493-497

  Ford, G A ^a   Robson, S C ^a   Mahdy, Z A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Veins

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VASODILATATION; VEIN; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; ARGININE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION; VEINS;

EID: 0029948945     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0900493     Document Type: Article

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