Impact of hormones on the regulation of cerebral vascular tone

International Congress Series

Volumn 1235, Issue C, 2002, Pages 395-399

  Krause, Diana N ^a   Geary, Greg G ^a   McNeill, Anne Marie ^a   Ospina, Jose ^a   Duckles, Sue P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Estrogen; Melatonin; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449098397     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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