Endogenous Nitric Oxide Suppresses Rat Myometrial Connexin 43 Gap Junction Protein Expression during Pregnancy1
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- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 61 (1) , 8-13
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.8
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) is active in the gravid uterus, and its activity decreases prior to the onset of parturition. We tested the hypothesKeywords
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