Vascular function in alcohol-treated pregnant and nonpregnant mice

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 5 50-5, 2001, Pages

  Cook, J L ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Davidge, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mouse; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADAPTATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035195293     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.281.5.r1449     Document Type: Article

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