Relaxant effects of 17β-estradiol in the rat tail artery are greater in females than males

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 308, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 305-309

  McNeill, Anne Marie ^a   Duckles, Sue P ^a   Krause, Diana N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium, vascular; Estrogen; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTRADIOL; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TAIL ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030601259     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00374-3     Document Type: Article

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