Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in the Ovine Fetal Brain: Alteration by Hormonal and Hemodynamic Stimuli

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 329-337

  Wood, Charles E ^a   Giroux, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

estradiol; hypotension; hypoxia; neuroendocrinology; NOS; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOENZYMES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PITUITARY GLAND; PLACEBOS; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 33745242841     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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