NO mediates effects of estrogen on central regulation of blood pressure in restrained, ovariectomized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 4 54-4, 2003, Pages

  Cherney, Anton ^a   Edgell, Heather ^a   Krukoff, Teresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Nitric oxide; Paraventricular nucleus; Psychological stress; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0141569512     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00035.2003     Document Type: Article

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