Truncated estrogen receptor α 46-kDa isoform in human endothelial cells: Relationship to acute activation of nitric oxide synthase

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 120-126

  Figtree, Gemma A ^b   McDonald, Denise ^b   Watkins, Hugh ^b   Channon, Keith M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cells; Endothelium; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ISOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037422527     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000043805.11780.F5     Document Type: Article

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