Nitric oxide synthase activity in the gravid rat uterus decreases a day before the onset of parturition

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1661-1667

  Sladek, S M ^a   Roberts, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

decidua; myometrium; Nitric oxide synthase; parturition; rat pregnancy

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DECIDUA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0030473971     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70122-9     Document Type: Article

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