Receptor-induced dilatation in the systemic and intrarenal adaptation to pregnancy in rats

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Ferreira, Vanessa M ^a   Gomes, Thiago S ^a   Reis, Luciana A ^a   Ferreira, Alice T ^a   Razvickas, Clara V ^a   Schor, Nestor ^a   Boim, Mirian A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; RELAXIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; LGR7 PROTEIN, RAT; RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUBULE; MESANGIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; VASODILATION;

EID: 62849096589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004845     Document Type: Article

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