Increased 2-methoxyestradiol production in human coronary versus aortic vascular cells

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 2 II, 2001, Pages 658-662

  Zacharia, Lefteris C ^a   Jackson, Edwin K ^a   Gillespie, Delbert G ^a   Dubey, Raghvendra K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase; Coronary artery disease; Endothelium; Estrogen; Muscle; Smooth; Vascular

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0035090105     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.2.658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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