Offspring myocardium alteration from dams submitted to nitric oxide synthesis inhibition during pregnancy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-382

  Martini, Veronica C V ^a   Mandarim De Lacerda, Carlos A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac hypertrophy; Heart; Hypertension; Nitric oxide; Prenatal development; Stereology

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VOLUME; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; WEANING;

EID: 17044366564     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.070     Document Type: Article

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