Sex and sex hormones influence the development of albuminuria and renal macrophage infiltration in spontaneously hypertensive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sullivan, Jennifer C ^a   Semprun Prieto, Laura ^a   Boesen, Erika I ^a   Pollock, David M ^a   Pollock, Jennifer S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Oxidative stress; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ALBUMINURIA; ANGIOTENSIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GONADECTOMY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY INJURY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ALBUMINURIA; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY; MACROPHAGES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 35148840607     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00429.2007     Document Type: Article

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