Detrimental effects of testosterone on post-myocardial infarction remodeling in female rats

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 717-727

  Frantz, Stefan ^a   Hu, K ^a   Widder, J ^a   Weckler, B ^a   Scheuermann, H ^a   Bauersachs, J ^a   Ertl, G ^a   Callies, F ^a   Allolio, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hypertrophy; Infarction; Remodeling; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PLACEBO; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY LIGATION; DRESSLER SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART WEIGHT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 38149081389     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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