The effect of chronic nitric oxide synthesis inhibition on blood pressure and angiotensin II responsiveness in the pregnant rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1069-1076

  Lubarsky, S L ^a   Ahokas, R A ^a   Friedman, S A ^a   Sibai, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

angiotensin II; Blood pressure; nitric oxide; pregnancy; rat

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ANGIOTENSIN; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030927193     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70404-6     Document Type: Article

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