Increased NO-mediated and reduced TxA2-dependent responses in skeletal muscle arterioles in pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-146

  Ungvari, Zoltan ^a,b   Brown, Gail ^c   Venuto, Rocco ^d   Koller, Akos ^a,b   Losonczy, György ^a,d  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Skeletal muscle arterioles; Thromboxane A2 receptors

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; THROMBOXANE A2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, THROMBOXANE; UP-REGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036323315     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-120005358     Document Type: Article

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