Estrogen-receptor-mediated inhibition of human endothelial cell apoptosis: Estradiol as a survival factor

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1505-1514

  Spyridopoulos, Ioakim ^a   Sullivan, Alison B ^a   Kearney, Marianne ^a   Isner, Jeffrey M ^a   Losordo, Douglas W ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cells; endothelium; estradiol; hormones; receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTROGEN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030901474     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.6.1505     Document Type: Article

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