Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Endothelin-1 in Human Uterine Artery from Full-Term Pregnancies |
Choi, Ook-Hwan
(Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Lee, Sun-Hee (Departments of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, Eun-Jin (Departments of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, Koan-Hoi (Departments of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) Rhim, Byung-Yong (Departments of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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