Human chorionic gonadotrophin is an endothelium-independent inhibitor of rat aortic smooth muscle contractility

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 1 II SUPPL., 2000, Pages 66-73

  Ezimokhai, M ^a   Osman, N ^a   Agarwal, M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Vascular smooth muscle contractility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033961971     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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