Environmental estrogenic pollutants induce acute vascular relaxation by inhibiting L‐type Ca 2+ channels in smooth muscle cells
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 12 (7) , 613-619
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.12.7.613
Abstract
There is an ongoing scientific debate concerning the potential threat of environmental estrogenic pollutants to animal and human health (1 –5 ). Pollutants including the detergents 4-octylphenol an...Keywords
Funding Information
- Wellcome Trust
- British Heart Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Trust
- Royal Society
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