Multiple mechanisms are involved in the acute vasodilatory effect of 17β-estradiol in the isolated perfused rat heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 852-858

  Hügel, Stephanie ^a   Neubauer, Stefan ^a   Lie, Su Zan ^a   Ernst, Regine ^a   Horn, Michael ^a   Schmidt, Harald H H W ^b   Allolio, Bruno ^a   Reincke, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ca channel; Coronary circulation; Estradiol; K channel; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEART PERFUSION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOISOMERISM; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032977584     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199906000-00004     Document Type: Article

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