17β-Estradiol stimulates flow-induced vasodilatation in isolated small mesenteric arteries from prepubertal female rats

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1432-1438

  Cockell, A P ^a   Poston, L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Blood flow; Nitric oxide; Shear stress; Small artery

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NITRIC OXIDE; PUBERTY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031282942     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70087-5     Document Type: Article

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