Pregnancy and steroid hormones enhance the vasodilation responses to CGRP in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 1 45-1, 1999, Pages

  Gangula, P R R ^a   Zhao, H ^a   Supowit, S ^a   Wimalawansa, S ^a   DiPette, D ^a   Yallampalli, C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Estrogen; Gestation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032922824     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.1.h284     Document Type: Article

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