Role of estrogen in nitric oxide- and prostaglandin-dependent modulation of vascular conductance during treadmill locomotion in rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 756-763

  Rogers, Jennifer ^a   Sheriff, Don D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Exercise Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Active hyperemia; Arterial pressure; Dynamic exercise; Limb blood flow

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; ESTRADIOL; HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HYPEREMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HEXAMETHONIUM; HINDLIMB; HYPEREMIA; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 3242724900     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00115.2004     Document Type: Article

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