Role of nitric oxide in the regulation of vascular tone in pressurized and perfused resistance myometrial arteries from term pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1263-1269

  Kublickiene, K R ^a   Cockell, A P ^a   Nisell, H ^a   Poston, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow; Human pregnancy; Myometrial arteries; Nitric oxide; Shear stress; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ARTERIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0030735271     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70048-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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