Nitric oxide and vascular reactivity in pregnant rats with adriamycin nephropathy

Clinical Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-234

  Rathaus, Mauro ^a   Podjarny, Eduardo ^a   Benchetrit, Sydney ^a   Green, Janice ^a   Bernheim, Jacques ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Mesenteric artery; Noradrenaline; Pregnancy; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; DIAZOXIDE; DOXORUBICIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030964619     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0930227     Document Type: Article

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