Ovariectomy attenuates hyperpolarization and relaxation mediated by endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in female rat mesenteric artery: A concomitant decrease in connexin-43 expression

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 938-948

  Liu, Ming Yue ^a   Hattori, Yuichi ^a   Sato, Atsushi ^a   Ichikawa, Ryoichi ^a   Zhang, Xiao Hong ^a   Sakuma, Ichiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A23187; Connexin 43; Cyclopiazonic acid; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Estrogen; Mesenteric artery

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; APAMIN; CALCIMYCIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ESTROGEN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; CELL POLARITY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIMYCIN; CELL POLARITY; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; INDOLES; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036890899     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200212000-00016     Document Type: Article

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