Endothelial vasodilator production by uterine and systemic arteries. II. Pregnancy effects on NO synthase expression

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 PART 2, 1997, Pages

  Magness, Ronald R ^a,b,c   Shaw, Cynthia E ^a,b,c   Phernetton, Terrance M ^a,b,c   Zheng, Jing ^a,b,c   Bird, Ian M ^a,b,c  

^a Dept Obstet Gynecol/Perinatal R ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

5 cyclic monophosphate; Calcium; Endothelium; Guanosine 3 ; Nitric oxide synthase; Uterine blood flow; Vascular relaxation; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745354619     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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