Flow decreases myogenic reactivity of mesenteric arteries from pregnant rats

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 293-297

  Meyer, Marjorie C ^a   Osol, George ^a   McLaughlin, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Myogenic reactivity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030665111     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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