Vascular effects of ovariectomy and chronic oestrogen treatment in rats: Controversy or experimental protocol diversity?

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-163

  Chataigneau, Thierry ^a   Schini Kerth, Valérie B ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Caveolin 1; EDHF; Endothelial function; Endothelial NO synthase; Gap junctions; Inducible NO synthase; NO; Oestrogens; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CAVEOLIN 1; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY MUSCLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DOWN REGULATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; OVARIECTOMY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 13444253899     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706092     Document Type: Review

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