Gender difference in myogenic tone of rat arterioles is due to estrogen- induced, enhanced release of NO

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Huang, An ^a   Sun, Dong ^a   Koller, Akos ^a   Kaley, Gabor ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

estrogen replacement; female and male rats; microvascular tone; nitric oxide; ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030898887     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1804     Document Type: Article

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