Age and reproductive status affect basal venous tone in the rat

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 185-189

  Hohmann, Manfred ^a   Zoltan, Dorina ^a   Künzel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Estrous cycle; Female rats; Pregnancy; Venous tone

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; VEIN TONE;

EID: 0030248952     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02492-X     Document Type: Article

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