Nitric oxide and pregnancy

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 367-380

  Weiner, C P ^a   Thompson, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTERY DILATATION; BLOOD FLOW; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MESENTERIC ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030727011     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-0005(97)80003-1     Document Type: Article

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