Myogenic and flow-mediated responses in isolated mesenteric small arteries from pregnant and nonpregnant rats

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1631-1636

  Learmont, J G ^a   Cockell, A P ^a   Knock, G A ^a   Poston, L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood flow; myogenic tone; nitric oxide; Pregnancy; rat; resistance arteries; shear stress; vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE TONE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029976517     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70620-8     Document Type: Article

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