Testosterone receptor blockade after trauma-hemorrhage improves cardiac and hepatic functions in males

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 42-6, 1997, Pages

  Remmers, Dierk E ^b   Wang, Ping ^b   Cioffi, William G ^b   Bland, Kirby I ^b   Chaudry, Irshad H ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac performance; Liver function; Shock

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUTAMIDE; INDOCYANINE GREEN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESUSCITATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33750703216     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.6.h2919     Document Type: Article

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