Effect of 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one on nitric oxide biosynthesis and plasma volume in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  Lo, F ^a   Kaufman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Blood volume; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HEART OUTPUT; HORMONAL REGULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; PREGNANCY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

EID: 0034971388     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.6.r1902     Document Type: Article

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