Role and regulation of nitric oxide in the uterus during pregnancy and parturition

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 58-67

  Yallampalli, Chandra ^a,b   Dong, Yuan Lin ^a   Gangula, Pandu R ^a   Fang, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Parturition; Pregnancy; Prostaglandin; Steroid hormones; Uterus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

CHILDBIRTH; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0032030586     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00106-8     Document Type: Review

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