Sex chromosome complement contributes to sex differences in bradycardic baroreflex response

Hypertension

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Caeiro, Ximena E ^a   Mir, Franco R ^a   Vivas, Laura M ^a   Carrer, Hugo F ^a   Cambiasso, María J ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ang II; Bradycardic baroreflex response; four core genotype; phenylephrine; sex chromosome complement; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CASTRATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SEX FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 80051925690     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.175661     Document Type: Article

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