Effects of pregnancy and progesterone metabolites on arterial baroreflex in conscious rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Masilamani, S ^a   Heesch, C M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy dihydroprogesterone; allopregnanolone; heart rate; neurosteroids; sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; KIDNEY INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030909914     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.3.r924     Document Type: Article

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