Hormonal influence on the release of endothelial nitric oxide: Gender-related dimorphic sensitivity of rat aorta for noradrenaline

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 523-528

  Calderone, Vincenzo ^a   Baragatti, Barbara ^a   Breschi, Maria Cristina ^a   Nieri, Paola ^a   Martinotti, Enrica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PROTECTION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HORMONES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036226379     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357021778808     Document Type: Article

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