Effects of selected vasoconstrictor agonists on isolated omental artery from premenopausal nonpregnant women and from normal and preeclamptic pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 687-693

  Belfort, M A ^a   Saade, G R ^a   Suresh, M ^a   Kramer, W ^a   Vedernikov, Y P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

omental artery; preeclampsia; Vasoconstrictor agonist

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN 1; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; OMENTUM; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030050979     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70451-9     Document Type: Article

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