Acute impairment of relaxation by low levels of testosterone in porcine coronary arteries

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1010-1018

  Teoh, Hwee ^a   Quan, Adrian ^a   Man, Ricky Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arteries; Coronary circulation; Hormones; Receptors; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; CALCIMYCIN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FLUTAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; CALCIMYCIN; CORONARY VESSELS; CROMAKALIM; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYPROTERONE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; IONOPHORES; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SWINE; TESTOSTERONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033965819     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00398-3     Document Type: Article

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