Increased myogenic reactivity of uterine arteries from pregnant rats with reduced uterine perfusion pressure

Pregnancy Hypertension

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-114

  Reho, John J ^a   Toot, Jonathan D ^a   Peck, Jennifer ^a   Novak, Jacqueline ^b   Yun, Yang H ^a,c   Ramirez, Rolando J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Myogenic reactivity; Preeclampsia; RUPP; Uterine artery; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHACHOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84859164059     PISSN: 22107789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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