Contribution of different local vascular responses to mid-gestational vasodilation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155.e12-155.e17

  Van Drongelen, Joris ^a   Pertijs, Jeanne ^a   Wouterse, Alfons ^a   Hermsen, Rob ^a   Sweep, Fred C G J ^a   Lotgering, Frederik K ^a   Smits, Paul ^a   Spaanderman, Marc E A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

flow mediated vasodilation; mid pregnancy; myogenic reactivity; phenylephrine; vascular compliance

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; ISOLATED KIDNEY; KIDNEY PERFUSION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 79960913488     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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