The nitric oxide pathway in pre-eclampsia: Pathophysiological implications

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-42

  Buhimschi, Irina A ^a   Saade, George R ^a   Chwalisz, Kristof ^b   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelium derived relaxing factor; Hypertension; Pregnancy; Superoxide; Toxaemia

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID HORMONE;

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0031901089     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/4.1.25     Document Type: Review

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