Sex steroid hormones enhance hypotensive effects of calcitonin gene-related peptide in aged female rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1881-1887

  Gangula, P R R ^a   Wimalawansa, S J ^b   Yallampalli, C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Estradiol; Neuropeptides; Progesterone; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION; AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; OVARIECTOMY;

ANIMALIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS;

EID: 1842863862     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.007682     Document Type: Article

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