Open AccessEstrogen Treatment Enhances Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in Normotensive but not Hypertensive Rats
Author(s) -
C.S. Hamilton,
S. Groves,
H Carswell,
Mary J Brosnan,
David J. Graham,
Anna F. Dominiczak
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.01.008
Subject(s) - estrogen , endocrinology , medicine , enos , ovariectomized rat , nitric oxide , endothelial dysfunction , endothelial nos , nitric oxide synthase
The effects of estrogen on endothelial function remain controversial. Endothelial function is perturbed in hypertension. We aimed to determine whether pre-existing hypertension can modify endothelial-dependent responses to estrogen.
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