Estrogen-mediated up-regulation of the Ca-dependent constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the rat aorta and heart

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Morschl, Éva ^a   Bretus, Ildikó ^a   Nemcsik, János ^b   László, Ferenc ^b   Pávó, Imre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c Eli Lilly Area Medical Center   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular protection; ENOS enzyme regulation; Estrogen; Ischemic heart disease; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ESTROGEN; ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PROTECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0034711382     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00921-8     Document Type: Article

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