Arterial endothelium-derived hyperpolarization: Potential role in pregnancy adaptations and complications

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-203

  Morton, Jude S ^a,b   Davidge, Sandra T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Cardiovascular Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

EDH; intrauterine growth restriction; preeclampsia; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR CAPACITY;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84875210706     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31827b6367     Document Type: Article

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