Endothelial vasodilator production by uterine and systemic arteries. III. Ovarian and estrogen effects on NO synthase

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Vagnoni, Karen E ^a,b   Shaw, Cynthia E ^a   Phernetton, Terrance M ^a   Meglin, Beth M ^a   Bird, Ian M ^a   Magness, Ronald R ^a  

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

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammary; Nitric oxide; Ovary; Renal; Steroids; Uterine blood flow

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 33750690742     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.5.h1845     Document Type: Article

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