Expression of iNOS mRNA and Inhibitory Effect of NO on Uterine Contractile Activity in Rats Are Determined by Local Rather Than Systemic Factors of Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Toshiaki Okawa (Author), Kimisato Asano (Author), Hidenori Takahashi (Author), Satoshi Hashimoto (Author), Hiroshi Anbe (Author), Akira Sato (Author), Robert E. Gafield (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our purpose was to investigate whether the local or systemic factors of pregnancy are associated with inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression and to determine the inhibitory effects of pharmacological agents that increase cGMP levels in rat myometrium. iNOS mRNA expression was determi...