The influence of nitric oxide on the contractile activity of the isolated porcine ovarian and uterine arteries

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Barszczewska, B ^a   Jaroszewski, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; NO donor; NOS inhibitor; Ovarian artery; Pig; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ISOMETRICS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY ARTERY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SWINE; TRANSDUCER; UTERINE ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SWINE; UTERUS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042513273     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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