Effects of androgens on endothelial progenitor cells in vitro and in vivo

Clinical Science

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Fadini, Gian Paolo ^a   Albiero, Mattia ^a   Cignarella, Andrea ^a   Bolego, Chiara ^a   Pinna, Christian ^b   Boscaro, Elisa ^a   Pagnin, Elisa ^a   De Toni, Renzo ^a   de Kreutzenberg, Saula ^a   Agostini, Carlo ^a   Avogaro, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cardiovascular system; Endothelial progenitor cell; Endothelium; Gender; Oestrogen; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; STEM CELLS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70350525305     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20090077     Document Type: Article

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