Long-term effects of repeated pregnancies (multiparity) on blood pressure regulation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Dhawan, Vivek ^a   Brookes, Zoe L S ^a   Kaufman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Parity; Stress; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MULTIPARA; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOGRAPHY; PARITY; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; STRESS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 4444313316     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2004.06.018     Document Type: Article

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