Estradiol modulates vascular response to melatonin in rat caudal artery

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 4 45-4, 1999, Pages

  Doolen, Suzanne ^a   Krause, Diana N ^a   Duckles, Sue P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen replacement; Estrous cycle; Melatonin receptor; Rat tail artery

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0032962904     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.4.h1281     Document Type: Article

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