Estrogen reduces myogenic tone through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism in rat cerebral arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Geary, Greg G ^a   Krause, Diana N ^a   Duckles, Sue P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Estrogen; Myogenic tone; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 33750879820     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.1.h292     Document Type: Article

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