Estrogen modulates paracellular permeability of human endothelial cells by eNOS- and iNOS-related mechanisms

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 45-2, 1999, Pages

  Cho, Michael M ^a,b   Ziats, Nicholas P ^a   Pal, Dipika ^a   Utian, Wulf H ^a   Gorodeski, George I ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Microcirculation; Paracellular resistance; Sex hormones; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEWBORN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 0032987163     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.2.c337     Document Type: Article

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