Differential mechanisms of endothelium-dependent vasodilator responses in human myometrial small arteries in normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia

Clinical Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-73

  Kenny, Louise C ^a   Baker, Philip N ^a   Kendall, David A ^a   Randall, Michael D ^a   Dunn, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDHF; Endothelial function; Nitric oxide; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTANOID;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0036300701     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs1030067     Document Type: Article

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