Haemodynamic effects of long-term administration of sildenafil in normotensive pregnant and non-pregnant rats

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 615-623

  Pellicer, B ^a   Herraiz, S ^b   Cauli, O ^c   Rodrigo, R ^c   Asensi, M ^b   Cortijo, J ^d   Serra, V ^b   Morcillo, E ^d   Felipo, V ^c   Simon C ^b,c   Pellicer, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE MANISES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Ductus venosus; Pregnancy; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DUCTUS VENOSUS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATOMEGALY; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERINE ARTERY; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; ORGAN SIZE; PIPERAZINES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PURINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFONES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79952705325     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02839.x     Document Type: Article

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