Pregnancy enhances endothelium-dependent relaxation of ovine uterine artery: Role of NO and intracellular Ca2+

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 1 50-1, 2001, Pages

  Xiao, Daliao ^a   Pearce, William J ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM ION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034803924     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.1.h183     Document Type: Article

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