Effect of Estrogen on Isoforms of Nitric Oxide Synthase: Possible Mechanism of Anti-Atherosclerotic Effect of Estrogen

Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue , 1997, Pages 24-34

  Hayashi, Toshio ^a   Yamada, Kazuyoshi ^a   Esaki, Teiji ^a   Mutoh, Emiko ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Estrogen; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALMODULIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FULVESTRANT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOENZYME; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CALMODULIN; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROGESTERONE; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIGLYCERIDES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0030989927     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213883     Document Type: Article

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