Relaxin may be the 'elusive' renal vasodilatory agent of normal pregnancy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1142-1145

  Baylis, C ^a   Conrad, K P ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032722751     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70024-7     Document Type: Article

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