Sex-dependent association of blood pressure with oestrogen receptor genes ERα and ERβ

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1127-1131

  Ellis, Justine A ^a   Infantino, Tania ^a   Harrap, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Genetic association; Oestrogen; Oestrogen receptors; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 2642585625     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200406000-00013     Document Type: Article

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