Regulation of endometrial blood flow in ovariectomized rats: Assessment of the role of nitric oxide

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 PART 2, 1997, Pages

  Zhang, Ren Sheng ^a,b   Guth, Paul H ^b   Scremin, Oscar U ^c   Singh, Rajan ^a   Pervin, Shehla ^b   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol 17 ; Hydrogen gas clearance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745402841     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.4.h2009     Document Type: Article

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