The influence of pregnancy on endothelium-derived nitric oxide mediated relaxations in isolated human resistance vessels

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Van De Voorde, J ^a   Depypere, H ^a   Vanheel, B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Bradykinin; Human subcutaneous arteries; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATED ARTERY; LAPAROTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030818868     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1997.tb00851.x     Document Type: Article

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