Inhibition of rat aortic smooth muscle contraction by 2-methoxyestradiol

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Gui, Yu ^a   Zheng, Xi Long ^a   Zheng, Jie ^a   Walsh, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 estradiol

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOBENZOTRIAZOLE; 2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; 2' FLUORO 3,4 DIHYDROXY 5 NITROBENZOPHENONE; CHLORIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ESTRADIOL; FULVESTRANT; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUBULIN MODULATORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 57049142757     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00723.2008     Document Type: Article

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