Nitric oxide synthase activities in human myometrium and villous trophoblast throughout pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Ramsay, Bruce ^a   Sooranna, Suren R ^a   Johnson, Mark R ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030065157     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199602000-00018     Document Type: Article

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