Morphologic changes of the uteroplacental unit in preeclampsia-like syndrome in rats

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-37

  Mayr, Andreas J ^a   Lederer, Wolfgang ^a   Wolf, Hannes J ^a   Dünser, Martin ^a   Pfaller, Kristian ^a   Mörtl, Manfred G ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

L NAME; Nitric oxide; Perfusion; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Rats; Uteroplacental unit

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; LITTER SIZE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; UTERUS;

EID: 15744379754     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-200045770     Document Type: Article

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