Estrogen replacement reduces age-associated remodeling in rat mesenteric arteries

Hypertension

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 970-974

  Zhang, Yunlong ^a   Stewart, Ken G ^a   Davidge, Sandra T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Estrogen; Remodeling; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GELATINASE A; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PAPAVERINE; PLACEBO;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033670492     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.36.6.970     Document Type: Article

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