Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2551924 Life Sciences 2011 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Estrogen-dependent facilitation of NOS signaling mediates the enhanced vasodilator capacity of nicotine in the renal vasculature of female rats. Preliminary evidence also suggests a potential role for α7 nAChRs in this estrogen-dependent phenomenon.
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Estrogen dependence of the renal vasodilatory effect of nicotine in rats: Role of α7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor/eNOS signaling
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