Estrogen replacement enhances EDHF-mediated vasodilation of mesenteric and uterine resistance arteries: Role of endothelial cell Ca2+

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Burger, Natalie Z ^a   Kuzina, Olga Y ^a   Osol, George ^a   Gokina, Natalia I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Fura 2; High potassium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; POTASSIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARIECTOMY; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 64749098850     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90517.2008     Document Type: Article

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