Effects of Long-Term Ovariectomy and Estrogen Replacement on Clonidine-Evoked Reductions in Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Variability

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 607-615

  El Mas, Mahmoud M ^a   Abdel Rahman, Abdel A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLONIDINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDRALAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOTENSION; LOCOMOTION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RR INTERVAL; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDRALAZINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2042426317     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200405000-00001     Document Type: Article

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