Estrogen stimulates neuronal nitric oxide synthase protein expression in human neutrophils

Circulation Research

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1020-1026

  García Durán, Margarita ^a   De Frutos, Trinidad ^a   Díaz Recasens, Joaquín ^b   García Gaĺez, Gema ^b   Jiménez, Ana ^a   Montón, Mercedes ^a   Farré, Jerónimo ^a   Sánchez De Miguel, Lourdes ^a   González Fernández, Fernando ^a   Del Mar Arriero, María ^a   Rico, Luis ^a   García, Rosa ^a   Casado, Santos ^a   López Farré, Antonio ^a  

^a Cardiovasc Res Hypertension Lab   (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Leukocyte; Nitric oxide synthase; Postmenopause; Premenopause

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUTROPHIL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0344771013     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.85.11.1020     Document Type: Article

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