Yallampalli, C

An L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate system exists in the uterus and inhibits contractility during pregnancy. [electronic resource] - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Jan 1994 - 175-85 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0002-9378

10.1016/s0002-9378(94)70405-8 doi


Amino Acid Oxidoreductases--biosynthesis
Animals
Arginine--analogs & derivatives
Citrulline--biosynthesis
Culture Techniques
Cyclic GMP--analogs & derivatives
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Labor, Obstetric--drug effects
Methylene Blue--pharmacology
NADP--biosynthesis
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
Nitric Oxide--antagonists & inhibitors
Nitric Oxide Synthase
Nitrites--metabolism
Nitroprusside--pharmacology
Pregnancy
Progesterone--physiology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Uterine Contraction--drug effects
Uterus--metabolism