Gender differences in vascular reactivity of aortas from rats with and without portal hypertension

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 890-894

  Robert, René ^a,b,c   Chagneau Derrode, Carine ^b   Carretier, Michel ^a   Mauco, Gérard ^a   Silvain, Christine ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Gender differences; Nitric oxide; Portal hypertension; Sex steroid hormone; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR RING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 21244473586     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03805.x     Document Type: Article

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