Effect of oral magnesium supplementation on experimental pre-eclampsia induced by prolonged blockade of nitric oxide synthesis in pregnant rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 349-351

  Pandhi, P ^a   Saha, L ^a   Malhotra, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PROTEINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PREGNANT RATS;

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES;

ENZYME INHIBITOR; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036196374     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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