Calcium channels contribute to the decrease in blood pressure of pregnant rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 2 51-2, 2002, Pages

  Simaan, May ^a   Cadorette, Chanterelle ^a   Poterek, Matthieu ^a   St Louis, Jean ^a   Brochu, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CGP 28392; Nifedipine; Vascular vessels

Indexed keywords

4 [2 (DIFLUOROMETHOXY)PHENYL] 1,4,5,7 TETRAHYDRO 2 METHYL 5 OXOFURO[3,4 B]PYRIDINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALDOSTERONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0036087602     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01183.2000     Document Type: Article

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