Phosphodiesterase inhibitor effect on small artery function in preeclampsia

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-152

  Samangaya, Rebekah A ^a   Wareing, Mark ^a   Skillern, Laurence ^b   Baker, Philip N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Preeclampsia; Small arteries

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOGRAPHY; MYOMETRIUM; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PREECLAMPSIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS BIOPSY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PURINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SULFONES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 79953683443     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641955.2010.484083     Document Type: Article

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