Psychosocial maternal stress experienced during different vulnerable periods throughout
gestation is thought to increase the individual's risk to develop neuropsychiatric …

Current investigations strongly indicate a relationship between the function of adrenergic
(vasoconstrictor) nerves innervating uterine and ovarian arteries and local concentrations of …

1. Foetal and maternal plasma catecholamine concentrations were measured during and
after hypoxia (mean maternal Pa, 02 44mmHg) in chronically catheterized sheep, 118–141 …

Heat-stressed pregnant ewes deliver intrauterine growth-retarded lambs. Selected maternal
and fetal changes were investigated during acute heat stress in order to elucidate the …

Gestation is a unique ephemeral physiologic state in that it is associated with significant but
reversible alternations in many systems, including the endocrine and cardiovascular …

Seven pregnant ewes ranging from 85 to 140 days of gestation were infused with systemic
doses of epinephrine and uterine arterial flow dose-response curves were determined. With …

We describe a 22-year-old previously healthy primigravida who presented with spontaneous
rupture of membranes at 40 weeks of gestation. Because of her history of inadequate …

The therapeutic indications for &adrenergic blocking drugs are varied. These drugs have
proven efficacy in the treatment of hypertension, arrhythmias, hyperthyroidism …

The response of uteroplacental blood flow (UBF) to angiotensin II is controversial. Moreover,
the relationship of the uterine and systemic responses to infused angiotensin II is not well …

Seven pregnant ewes from 100 to 137 days of gestation were infused with systemic doses of
norepinephrine and uterine arterial flow dose-response curves were determined. A constant …