Estrogen-induced vasoprotection is estrogen receptor dependent: Evidence from the balloon-injured rat carotid artery model

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 2342-2344

  Bakir, Stephen ^a,c   Mori, Tatsuhiko ^a   Durand, Joan ^a   Chen, Yiu Fai ^a   Thompson, J Anthony ^b   Oparil, Suzanne ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Estrogen receptors; Hormones; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034705082     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.20.2342     Document Type: Article

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