Human chorionic gonadotropin directly and indirectly alters uterine arteriolar diameters in cycling rats

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 150-157

  Hill, Jennifer B ^a,d   Alsip, Nancy L ^b   Rao, C V ^b   Asher, Eleanor F ^c  

^a Ctr for Appl Microcirculatory Res   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Blood vessels; Luteinizing hormone; Rat; Vascular luteinizing hormonehuman chorionic gonadotropin receptors

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PAPAVERINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPAVERINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERUS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030640822     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)80028-2     Document Type: Article

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