Endothelin and blood pressure regulation in the female rat: Studies in normal pregnancy and, with nitric oxide synthase inhibition-induced hypertension

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-247

  Thaete, Larry G ^a,b   Neerhof, Mark G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Evanston Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelin receptors; Hypertension; Nitric oxide synthase; Pregnancy; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 [[2 [[(HEXAHYDRO 1H AZEPIN 1 YL)CARBONYL]AMINO] 4 METHYLPENTANOYL]AMINO] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)PROPIONYL]AMINO] 3 (2 PYRIDYL)PROPIONIC ACID; ATRASENTAN; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0033942977     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-100100139     Document Type: Article

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