Possible Involvement of Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor in Vascular Responses of Abdominal Aorta From Pregnant Rats

Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 596-602

  Bobadilla, Rosa Amalia ^a   Henkel, Carlos Castillo ^a   Henkel, Enrique Castillo ^a   Escalante, Bruno ^a   Hong, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ESTROGEN; ICOSATRIENOIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030791845     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.30.3.596     Document Type: Article

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