Role and Regulation of Nitric Oxide in the Uterus During Pregnancy and Parturition

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 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

Selective expression of mitogen-inducible cyclooxygenase in macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide.

1992 • 823 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

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

1993 • 437 citations

Isolation and characterization of the complementary DNA for sheep seminal vesicle prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (cyclooxygenase).

1988 • 431 citations

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

1994 • 323 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

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

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

Immunologically Relevant Cells in the Uterus1

1994 • 142 citations

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

1992 • 140 citations

Pre-eclampsia-like conditions produced by nitric oxide inhibition: effects of L-arginine, D-arginine and steroid hormones

1995 • 132 citations

Nitric oxide decreases estradiol synthesis of rat luteinized ovarian cells: possible role for nitric oxide in functional luteal regression.

1996 • 128 citations

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

1994 • 120 citations

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

1993 • 120 citations

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

1995 • 104 citations

Nitric oxide synthase activities in human myometrium and villous trophoblast throughout pregnancy

1996 • 101 citations

Differential expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 proteins in rat uterus and cervix during the estrous cycle, pregnancy, labor and in myometrial cells

1996 • 92 citations

Biphasic Effect of Estrogen on Neuronal Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase via Ca2+-Calmodulin Dependent Mechanism

1994 • 81 citations

Immunocytochemical localization of nitric oxide synthase-III in reproductive organs of female rats during the oestrous cycle

1996 • 79 citations

Nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the rat uterus: differential regulation during pregnancy and labour

1996 • 73 citations

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

1995 • 73 citations

Role of gap junctions and nitric oxide in control of myometrial contractility

1995 • 65 citations

Estrogen increases nitric oxide synthase activity in the uterus of nonpregnant sheep

1995 • 63 citations

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

1993 • 59 citations

Nitric oxide and the myometrium

1996 • 58 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

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

1994 • 50 citations

Interaction between uterine PGE and PGF2α production and the nitridergic system during embryonic implantation in the rat

1996 • 49 citations

Nitric oxide synthase activity in the gravid rat uterus decreases a day before the onset of parturition

1996 • 48 citations

Intravenous nitroglycerin for uterine inversion

1992 • 46 citations

Preterm birth in rats produced by the synergistic action of a nitric oxide inhibitor (NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester) and an antiprogestin (onapristone)

1996 • 42 citations

Identification of uterine-related sympathetic neurons in the rat inferior mesenteric ganglion: neurotransmitter content and afferent input

1996 • 33 citations

Rat myometrial smooth muscle cells express endothelial nitric oxide synthase

1997 • 28 citations

Involvement of nitric oxide pathway in prostaglandin F2 α–induced preterm labor in rats

1997 • 19 citations

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

1995 • 18 citations

The Society for Gynecologic Investigation

1970 • 11 citations