NITRIC-OXIDE PRODUCTION BY HUMAN UMBILICAL VESSELS IN SEVERE PREECLAMPSIA

AKAR, FATMA; ARK, MUSTAFA; UYDES, BS; SOYSAL, ME; SARACOGLU, F; ABACIOGLU, N; VANDEVOORDE, J; KANZIK, I

NITRIC-OXIDE PRODUCTION BY HUMAN UMBILICAL VESSELS IN SEVERE PREECLAMPSIA

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AKAR F. , ARK M. , UYDES B., SOYSAL M., SARACOGLU F., ABACIOGLU N., ...More

JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, vol.12, no.11, pp.1235-1241, 1994 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 1994
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Page Numbers: pp.1235-1241

Abstract

Objective: Pre-eclampsia is characterized by an increased vascular tone which might be related to an abnormal endothelial cell function. As representatives of the fetal circulation, we compared the nitric oxide (NO)-releasing capacity of human umbilical vessels from normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies.