Melatonin inhibits vasopastic action of hydrogen peroxide in human umbilical artery

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-168

  Okatani, Yuji ^a   Watanabe, Kazushi ^a   Hayashi, Kazutoshi ^a   Wakatsuki, Akihiko ^a   Sagara, Yusuke ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Melatonin; Nitric oxide; Preeclampsia; Umbilical artery; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031111180     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00318.x     Document Type: Article

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