Dilemmas in human and rat pregnancy: Proposed mechanisms relating to arterial vasodilation

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Schrier, R W ^a   Ohara, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Eclampsia; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYTOCIN;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ECLAMPSIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER RETENTION; ANIMAL; ARTERY; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; ARTERIES; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; VASODILATION;

EID: 77957356466     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01948.x     Document Type: Article

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