Gender differences in vascular expression of endothelin and ETA/ETB receptors, but not in calcium handling mechanisms, in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertension

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1061-1068

  David, F L ^a,b   Montezano, A C I ^a   Reboucas N A ^a   Nigro, D ^a   Fortes, Z B ^a   Carvalho, M H C ^a   Tostes, R C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium; DOCA salt hypertension; Endothelin receptors; Endothelin 1; Gender; Rats

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BUFFER; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; DRINKING WATER; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RNA; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ISOLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNINEPHRECTOMY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036763563     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000900006     Document Type: Review

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