Preeclampsia selectively impairs endothelium-dependent relaxation and leads to oscillatory activity in small omental arteries

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 464-470

  Pascoal, Istenio F ^a   Lindheimer, Marshall D ^a   Nalbantian Brandt, Carol ^a   Umans, Jason G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries; Endothelium; Hypertension; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGIPRESSIN; BRADYKININ; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMENTUM; OSCILLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032518425     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI557     Document Type: Article

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