17β-Estradiol increases nitric oxide-dependent dilation in rat pulmonary arteries and thoracic aorta

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 3 24-3, 2001, Pages

  Gonzales, Rayna J ^a   Walker, Benjimen R ^a   Kanagy, Nancy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Endothelium dependent vasodilation; Isolated rat lungs

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; IONOMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RIBONUCLEASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; LUNG PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROARGININE; OVARIECTOMY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; VASODILATION;

EID: 0035020292     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.280.3.l555     Document Type: Article

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