The role of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in the regulation of the uterine circulation in pregnant rats

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 638-642

  Fulep, Eva E ^a   Vedernikov, Yuri P ^a   Saade, George R ^a   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF); Nitric oxide (NO); Smooth muscle; Uterine vascular bed

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450; DEXTRAN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; HYDROXAMIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; LIPOXYGENASE; MICONAZOLE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0034820818     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.117665     Document Type: Article

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