Testosterone and cholesterol vasodilation of rat aorta involves L-type calcium channel inhibition

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Verde, I ^a   Alvarez E ^a   Cairro, E ^a   Morgado, M ^b   Morais, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Centro Hospitalar da Cova da Beira   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CHOLESTEROL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 77951567074     PISSN: 16876334     EISSN: 16876342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/534184     Document Type: Article

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