Effect of pregnancy and steroid hormones on plasma adrenomedullin levels in the rat

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-466

  Jerat, Sandra ^a   Kaufman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Estrogen; Nitric oxide; Pregnanolone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; ADRENOMEDULLIN; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 0031664656     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-113     Document Type: Article

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