Responses of isolated perfused uterine vascular beds of nonpregnant and pregnant rats to endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide

General Pharmacology: Vascular System

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 297-301

  Fulep, E E ^a   Vedernikov, Y P ^a   Saade, G R ^a   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

EDHF; EDRF; Endothelium; Smooth muscle; Uterine circulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; DEXTRAN; DIETHYLAMINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; ISOLATED ORGAN; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE PERFUSION; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BRADYKININ; DIETHYLAMINES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 1842831885     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(02)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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