Prenatal blockade of estradiol synthesis impairs respiratory and metabolic responses to hypoxia in newborn and adult rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 3 56-3, 2004, Pages

  Doan, V D ^a   Gagnon, S ^a   Joseph, V ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Development; Hypoxic ventilatory response; Prenatal estradiol synthesis

Indexed keywords

4 ANDROSTEN 4 OL 3,17 DIONE ACETATE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE PRECURSOR; OXYGEN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING RATE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 4143150489     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00627.2003     Document Type: Article

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