Effects of age and sex on cerebrovascular function in the rat middle cerebral artery

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Deer, Rachel R ^b,c   Stallone, John N ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular; Cyclooxygenase; Sex differences; Sexual dimorphism; Thromboxane; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927743748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-014-0012-8     Document Type: Article

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