Estrogen modulation of baroreflex function in conscious mice

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 4 53-4, 2003, Pages

  Pamidimukkala, Jaya ^a   Taylor, Julia A ^b   Welshons, Wade V ^b   Lubahn, Dennis B ^b,c   Hay, Meredith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic regulation; Cardiac baroreflexes; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ESTROGEN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0037385791     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00761.2001     Document Type: Article

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