Differential expression of uterine NO in pregnant and nonpregnant rats with intrauterine bacterial infection

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 49-5, 2001, Pages

  Fang, L ^a   Nowicki, B ^a   Yallampalli, C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dr fimbriae; Escherichia coli; Gestation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UTERUS HORN;

EID: 0035041602     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.5.r1356     Document Type: Article

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