Environmental estrogenic pollutants induce acute vascular relaxation by inhibiting L-type Ca2+ channels in smooth muscle cells

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 613-619

  Ruehlmann, Dietrich O ^a   Steinert, Joern R ^a   Valverde, Miguel A ^a   Jacob, Ron ^a   Mann, Giovanni E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiestrogen; Ca2+ and K+ channels; Coronary vascular tone; DDT; Environmental pollutants; Estrogen; Heart; ICI 182,870; Nonylphenol; Octylphenol; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORPHENOTANE; DETERGENT; FULVESTRANT; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031953858     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.7.613     Document Type: Article

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