Acetylcholine-mediated relaxation in rat thoracic aorta is enhanced following acute exposure to physiological concentrations of 17β-estradiol

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Teoh, H ^a   Leung, S W S ^a   Quan, A ^a   Huang, M ^a,b   Man, G S K ^a   Man, R Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Acetylcholine; Endothelium dependent relaxation; Rat aorta

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034096281     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007090113551     Document Type: Article

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