Why the study?
Does an L-arginine-nitric oxide system modulate uterine contractility during pregnancy and labor in rats?
Population
Rat uterus in vitro during pregnancy, spontaneous labor, and postpartum
Comparison
L-arginine, nitric oxide donor, and nitric oxide… vs Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase and soluble…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
Loading...
Rat data link nitric oxide to uterine quiescence in pregnancy but not labor; hypothesis-generating for human parturition and requires confirmation.
Does an L-arginine-nitric oxide system modulate uterine contractility during pregnancy and labor in rats?
An L-arginine-nitric oxide-relaxation system is present in the rat uterus, inhibiting contractility during pregnancy but not during labor.
Yallampalli et al. (1993) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: