Increased nitric oxide synthase activity and expression in the human uterine artery during pregnancy

Circulation Research

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 406-411

  Nelson, Sharon H ^a   Steinsland, Odd S ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Yallampalli, Chandra ^a   Dong, Y L ^a   Sanchez, Jennifer M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Ca2+; Cyclic GMP; Immunohistochemistry; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERINE ARTERY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034283243     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.87.5.406     Document Type: Article

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