Influence of ETB receptor antagonism on pregnancy outcome in rats

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 239-244

  Madsen, Kevin M ^a   Neerhof, Mark G ^a   Wessale, Jerry L ^b   Thaete, Larry G ^a,c  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin receptor antagonism; Hypertension; Intrauterine growth restriction; Pregnancy; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 (1,3 BENZODIOXOL 5 YL) 1 [(2,6 DIETHYLPHENYL)CARBAMOYLMETHYL] 2 (4 PROPOXYPHENYL) 3 PYRROLIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PYRROLIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0034742140     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(01)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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