Endothelial vasodilator production by uterine and systemic arteries. II. Pregnancy effects on NO synthase expression

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Magness, Ronald R ^a,b   Shaw, Cynthia E ^a   Phernetton, Terrance M ^a   Zheng, Jing ^a   Bird, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium; endothelium; guanosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate; nitric oxide synthase; uterine blood flow; vascular relaxation; vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030976745     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1730     Document Type: Article

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