Estrogen acutely stimulates nitric oxide synthase activity in fetal pulmonary artery endothelium

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 17-1, 1997, Pages

  Lantin Hermoso, Regina L ^a   Rosenfeld, Charles R ^a   Yuhanna, Ivan S ^a   German, Zohre ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a   Shaul, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Estrogen receptor; ICI 182,780; Tamoxifen; Transitional circulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRONCHODILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LAMB; LUNG CIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030739144     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.1.l119     Document Type: Article

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