Testosterone restores respiratory long term facilitation in old male rats by an aromatase-dependent mechanism

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-421

  Nelson, N R ^a   Bird, I M ^b   Behan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FACILITATION; HORMONE ACTION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANDROSTATRIENES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78651463430     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.198200     Document Type: Article

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