Role of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase in estrogen-induced relaxation in rat resistance arteries

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 339, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 367-375

  Lekontseva, Olga ^a   Chakrabarti, Subhadeep ^a   Jiang, Yanyan ^a   Cheung, Christopher C ^a   Davidge, Sandra T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) PROPYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LYSATE; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 80054792392     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.183798     Document Type: Article

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