Pregnancy augments nitric oxide-dependent dilator response to acetylcholine in the human uterine artery

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1361-1367

  Nelson, Sharon H ^a   Steinsland, Odd S ^a   Suresh, Maya S ^b   Lee, Nicole M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human uterine artery; Nitric oxide; NOS inhibitors; Pregnancy; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0031866584     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1361     Document Type: Article

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