Uteroplacental circulatory disturbance mediated by prostaglandin F(2α) in rats exposed to microwaves

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-240

  Nakamura, Hiroyuki ^a   Nagase, Hirofumi ^a   Ogino, Keiki ^a   Hatta, Kotaro ^b   Matsuzaki, Ichiyo ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Microwave; Placenta; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORTICOSTERONE; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MICROWAVES; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034125173     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(00)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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