Estrogen prevents β-amyloid inhibition of sympathetic α7-nAChR-mediated nitrergic neurogenic dilation in porcine basilar arteries

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-23

  Si, M L ^a   Long, C ^b   Chen, M F ^c,d   Lee, T J F ^a,e  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

amyloid; Cerebral neurogenic nitrergic vasodilation; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Nitric oxide; Oestrogen; Porcine; Sympathetic parasympathetic interaction

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CHOLINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NICOTINE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; INHIBITION KINETICS; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; VASODILATATION;

AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NITRERGIC NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SWINE; VASODILATION;

EID: 80051626172     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02224.x     Document Type: Article

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