A decline in myometrial nitric oxide synthase expression is associated with labor and delivery

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2502-2508

  Bansal, Raj K ^a   Goldsmith, Paul C ^b   He, Youping ^c   Zaloudek, Charles J ^c   Ecker, Jeffrey L ^b   Riemer, R Kirk ^b,c  

^a Perinatal Associates PC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

immunohistochemistry; inducible nitric oxide synthase; pregnancy maintenance; smooth muscle; uterus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 0030962336     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119434     Document Type: Article

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