Effects of estrogen on nitric oxide biosynthesis and vasorelaxant activity in sheep uterine and renal arteries in vitro

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1043-1049

  Veille, J C ^a   Li, P ^a   Eisenach, J C ^a   Massmann, A G ^a   Figueroa, J P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bradykinin; Nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; superoxide dismutase; uterine and renal arteries

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPEREMIA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SHEEP; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029990204     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70348-4     Document Type: Article

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