Neurokinin B causes concentration-dependent relaxation of isolated human placental resistance vessels

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-126

  Laliberte, Cherish ^a   DiMarzo, Laura ^a   Morrish, Donald W ^a   Kaufman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries; Hypertension; Pregnancy; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; NEUROKININ B; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THROMBOXANE A2;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGATION; MYOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; RESPONSE TIME; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0346729795     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2003.10.032     Document Type: Article

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