Nitric oxide metabolites in cervical fluid during pregnancy: Further evidence for the role of cervical nitric oxide in cervical ripening

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 779-785

  Väisänen Tommiska, Mervi ^a   Nuutila, Mika ^a   Aittomäki, Kristiina ^a   Hiilesmaa, Vilho ^a   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cervical fluid; Cervical ripening; Nitrate nitrite; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DACRON; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037343088     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.161     Document Type: Article

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