Nitric oxide and the myometrium

Analysis of nitrate, nitrite, and [15N]nitrate in biological fluids

1982 • 11,668 citations

Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor

1987 • 10,774 citations

The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway

1993 • 6,737 citations

Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine

1988 • 4,800 citations

Nitric oxide directly activates calcium-dependent potassium channels in vascular smooth muscle

1994 • 1,704 citations

S-nitrosylation of proteins with nitric oxide: synthesis and characterization of biologically active compounds.

1992 • 1,454 citations

Nitric oxide activates cyclooxygenase enzymes.

1993 • 1,416 citations

Induction of calcium-dependent nitric oxide synthases by sex hormones.

1994 • 1,074 citations

Nitric oxide: mediator, murderer, and medicine

1994 • 836 citations

Mapping of neural nitric oxide synthase in the rat suggests frequent co-localization with NADPH diaphorase but not with soluble guanylyl cyclase, and novel paraneural functions for nitrinergic signal transduction.

1992 • 622 citations

Involvement of nitric oxide in the reflex relaxation of the stomach to accommodate food or fluid

1991 • 530 citations

Glucocorticoids inhibit the induction of nitric oxide synthase in macrophages

1990 • 455 citations

Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in rats during pregnancy produces signs similar to those of preeclampsia

1993 • 437 citations

Oxytocin Receptors: Triggers for Parturition and Lactation?

1979 • 395 citations

Negative feedback regulation of endothelial cell function by nitric oxide.

1993 • 371 citations

Prolonged blockade of nitric oxide synthesis in gravid rats produces sustained hypertension, proteinuria, thrombocytopenia, and intrauterine growth retardation

1994 • 323 citations

Uterine contraction and physiological mechanisms of modulation

1993 • 309 citations

Apoptosis in leukocytes

1995 • 235 citations

Involvement of a nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway in control of human uterine contractility during pregnancy

1995 • 229 citations

Arrest of preterm labour and prolongation of gestation with glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor

1994 • 216 citations

Immunohistochemical localization of nitric oxide synthase in the human placenta

1993 • 205 citations

Attenuation of the vasoconstrictor effects of thromboxane and endothelin by nitric oxide in the human fetal-placental circulation

1992 • 200 citations

An L-arginine–nitric oxide–cyclic guanosine monophosphate system exists in the uterus and inhibits contractility during pregnancy

1994 • 190 citations

Nitric Oxide Synthases in Neuronal Cells, Macrophages and Endothelium Are NADPH Diaphorases, but Represent Only a Fraction of Total Cellular NADPH Diaphorase Activity

1993 • 188 citations

Nitric oxide inhibits uterine contractility during pregnancy but not during delivery.

1993 • 170 citations

Nitric oxide synthase activity in pregnant rabbit uterus decreases on the last day of pregnancy

1993 • 167 citations

Calcium-activated K+ channels as modulators of human myometrial contractile activity

1993 • 165 citations

Induction of nitric oxide synthases early in pregnancy

1994 • 165 citations

Identification of nitric oxide synthase in human uterus

1995 • 160 citations

Role of nitric oxide in eicosanoid synthesis and uterine motility in estrogen-treated rat uteri.

1994 • 152 citations

Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in the Pregnant Uterus Decreases at Parturition

1993 • 151 citations

Gestational changes in l-arginine-induced relaxation of pregnant rat and human myometrial smooth muscle

1993 • 150 citations

Control of vascular resistance in the maternal and feto-placental arterial beds

1995 • 150 citations

Expression of nitric oxide synthase by syncytiotrophoblast in human placental villi

1993 • 142 citations

Haem-dependent activation of cytosolic guanylate cyclase by nitric oxide: a widespread signal transduction mechanism

1992 • 140 citations

Nitric oxide inhibition causes intrauterine growth retardation and hind-limb disruptions in rats

1994 • 127 citations

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the human placenta: Regional distribution and proposed regulatory role at the feto-maternal interface☆

1994 • 124 citations

Constitutive calcium-dependent isoform of nitric oxide synthase in the human placental villous vascular tree

1993 • 120 citations

Steroid hormones modulate the production of nitric oxide and cGMP in the rat uterus.

1994 • 120 citations

Inhalation of nitric oxide modulates methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in the rabbit

1993 • 119 citations

Nitric oxide synthase activities in placental tissue from normotensive, pre‐eclamptic and growth retarded pregnancies

1995 • 109 citations

Cellular localization and hormonal regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in cycling mouse uterus

1995 • 104 citations

Nitroprusside stimulates the cysteine‐specific mono(ADP‐ribosylation) of glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase from human erythrocytes

1992 • 94 citations

Effects of cGMP on [Ca2+]i, myosin light chain phosphorylation, and contraction in human myometrium

1991 • 91 citations

Immunohistochemical localization of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in human villous and extravillous trophoblast populations and expression during syncytiotrophoblast formation in vitro

1995 • 90 citations

Nitric oxide in the human uterus

1996 • 80 citations

Nitric oxide nerves in the uterus are parasympathetic, sensory, and contain neuropeptides

1995 • 73 citations

Nitric oxide inhibits uterine contractility during pregnancy but not during delivery

1993 • 71 citations

Properties of a novel nitric oxide-stimulated ADP-ribosyltransferase

1990 • 71 citations

Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase-positive nerves in the uterine cervix and neurons in dorsal root and paracervical ganglia of the female rat

1992 • 60 citations

NADPH-diaphorase-positive nerves and the role of nitric oxide in CGRP relaxation of uterine contraction

1993 • 59 citations

Distribution of Neuronal and Non-Neuronal NADPH Diaphorases and Nitric Oxide Synthases in Rat Uterine Horns under Different Hormonal Conditions1

1995 • 58 citations

Metabolic fate of nitric oxide

1980 • 55 citations

Steroid hormones modulate the production of nitric oxide and cGMP in the rat uterus

1994 • 51 citations

Nitric oxide synthase-containing nerve fibers and neurons in the genital tract of the female mouse

1994 • 50 citations

Intravenous nitroglycerin for uterine inversion

1992 • 46 citations

Relaxant effects of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP on pregnant rat uterine longitudinal smooth muscle

1995 • 45 citations

The effect of exogenous oestrogen on nitric oxide production in women: a placebo controlled crossover study

1995 • 41 citations

Influence of chronic treatment with a nitric oxide donor on fatty streak development and reactivity of the rabbit aorta

1995 • 41 citations

Increased sensitivity of rat myometrium to the contractile effect of platelet activating factor before delivery

1995 • 40 citations

Pregnancy increases guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate in the myometrium independent of nitric oxide synthesis.

1994 • 40 citations

Uterine Contractile Responses to Endothelin-1 and Endothelin Receptors Are Elevated during Labor1

1994 • 40 citations

INTRA‐UTERINE PRESSURE IN DYSMENORRHEA

1985 • 33 citations

Distribution of NADPH diaphorase‐reactive nerves in the human female genital organ

1995 • 18 citations

Pregnancy increases guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate in the myometrium independent of nitric oxide synthesis

1994 • 15 citations

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1955 • 0 citations