Increased reactivity of rat uterine arcuate artery throughout gestation and postpartum

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 42-3, 1997, Pages

  St Louis, Jean ^a   Paré, Hélène ^a   Sicotte, Benoit ^a   Brochu, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Phenylephrine depolarization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTERY TONE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33751263948     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.3.h1148     Document Type: Article

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