Effects of L-arginine and sodium nitroprusside on the spontaneous contractility of human non-pregnant uterus

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 148-151

  Hoffmann, P ^a   Stanke Labesque, F ^a   Fanchin, R ^b   Dilai N ^a   Pons, J C ^a   Ayoubi, J M ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

cGMP pathway; Human non pregnant uterus; Methylene blue; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0037247961     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg025     Document Type: Article

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