Estrogen enhances vasoconstrictive remodeling after injury in male rabbits

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1325-1329

  Francisco, Y A ^a   Dantas, A P V ^a   Carvalho, M H C ^a   Laurindo, Francisco R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Estrogen; Nitric oxide; Restenosis post angioplasty; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ILIAC ARTERY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTIMA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 24744462374     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900006     Document Type: Article

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