Short-term administration of progesterone and estradiol independently alter carotid-vasomotor, but not carotid-cardiac, baroreflex function in young women

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 305, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Brunt, Vienna E ^a   Miner, Jennifer A ^a   Kaplan, Paul F ^a,b   Halliwill, John R ^a   Strycker, Lisa A ^c   Minson, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreceptors; Blood pressure; Estrogen; Hormones; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CAROTID CARDIAC BAROREFLEX; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CAROTID VASOMOTOR BAROREFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTERIAL BARORECEPTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTROGEN; HORMONES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BAROREFLEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PRESSORECEPTORS; PROGESTERONE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884944717     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00194.2013     Document Type: Article

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