Predominant role for nitric oxide in the relaxation induced by vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in human uterine artery

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-76

  Jovanović, Aleksandar ^a,d   Jovanović, Sofija ^b,d   Tulić, Ivan ^c   Grbović, Leposava ^a  

^a Medical School   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Medical School   (Serbia)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Uterine artery; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031936687     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.1.71     Document Type: Article

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