The authors explore the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and possibly other
inflammatory cytokines are overproduced by the placenta in response to local …

The phenomenon of implantation anchors the embryo into the uterine wall and produces a
hemochorial placenta that maintains the pregnancy and fetal growth. Implantation and …

I. Introduction F EMALE hormones are broadly recognized as affecting susceptibility to
vascular disease, yet comparatively little is known about the cellular mechanisms by which …

Blood pressure is determined by cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance. The L-
type voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav1. 2) channel in small arteries and arterioles plays an …

Normal pregnancy is associated with significant hemodynamic changes in the
cardiovascular system in order to meet the metabolic demands of mother and fetus. These …

1 The vascular effects of cicletanine have been studied in vitro on ring preparations of
inferior epigastric arteries from normotensive human females and human females with …

Despite numerous studies on cardiovascular changes associated with pregnancy-induced
hypertension, the precise mechanisms underlying the increased peripheral vascular …

The present study evaluates the response to the L-type voltage gated calcium channel
agonist Bay K 8644 in two forms of experimental hypertension (mineralocorticoid-and …

We have tested the hypothesis that altered vascular reactivity, specifically the appearance of
spontaneous and BayK 8644 (L-type voltage gated calcium channel agonist)-induced …

Responses to histamine have been studied on ring preparations of epigastric artery
obtained from normal and from pregnancy-induced hypertensive (PIH) women to …