Enhanced vascular reactivity during inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in pregnant rats

Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1065-1069

  Khalil, Raouf A ^a,b   Crews, Janice K ^a   Novak, Jacqueline ^a   Kassab, Salah ^a   Granger, Joey P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Calcium; Contraction; Muscle, smooth

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0031917998     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.31.5.1065     Document Type: Article

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