Myoendothelial gap junction frequency does not account for sex differences in EDHF responses in rat MCA

Microvascular Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Sokoya, Elke M ^a   Burns, Alan R ^a   Marrelli, Sean P ^a   Chen, Jie ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Gap junctions; Sex; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

4 [2 [6 (DIOCTYLAMINO) 2 NAPHTHALENYL]ETHENYL] 1 (3 SULFOPROPYL)PYRIDINIUM; DYE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 34249821627     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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