Estrogen relaxation of coronary artery smooth muscle is mediated by nitric oxide and cGMP

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 41-6, 1997, Pages

  Darkow, David J ^a   Lu, Luo ^a   White, Richard E ^a,b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Guanosine 3',5'cyclic monophosphate; Large conductance calcium and voltage activated potassium channel; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ARGININE; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33751266781     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.6.h2765     Document Type: Article

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