Chronic estrogen treatment reduces vasoconstrictor responses in insulin resistant rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1139-1143

  Song, Dongzhe ^a   Yuen, Violet G ^a   Yao, Linfu ^a   McNeill, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Ovariectomy; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; THROMBOXANE A2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LONG TERM CARE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33947496266     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y06-061     Document Type: Article

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