Cardiovascular responses attenuate with repeated NO synthesis inhibition in conscious fetal sheep

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Chlorakos, A ^b   Langille, B L ^b   Adamson, S L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Endothelium derived relaxing factor; Hypertension; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031833798     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.5.h1472     Document Type: Article

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