Increased constriction of the ductus arteriosus with combined administration of indomethacin and L-NAME in fetal rats

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-67

  Takizawa, Tatsuya ^a   Kihara, Takumi ^a   Kamata, Akira ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined administration; Ductus arteriosus; Indomethacin; NG nitro L arginine methyl ester; Patent ductus arteriosus therapy

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034898701     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047122     Document Type: Article

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