Regulation of vascular adaptation during pregnancy and post-partum: Effects of nitric oxide inhibition and steroid hormones

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2777-2784

  Liao, Q P ^a   Buhimschi, I A ^a   Saade, G ^a   Chwalisz, K ^b   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

L NAME; Nitric oxide; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTIGESTAGEN; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROGESTERONE; PROMEGESTONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030468948     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019209     Document Type: Article

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