Cell-Surface Estrogen Receptors Mediate Calcium-Dependent Nitric Oxide Release in Human Endothelia
- 4 April 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 101 (13) , 1594-1597
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.13.1594
Abstract
Background—Although estrogen replacement therapy has been associated with reduction of cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women, the mechanism for this benefit remains unclear. Because nitric ...Keywords
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