Cardiac concentric remodelling induced by non-aromatizable (dihydro-)testosterone is antagonized by oestradiol in ovariectomized rats.

Tivesten, A; Bollano, E; Nyström, H C; Alexanderson, C; Bergström, G; Holmäng, A

Tivesten, A; Bollano, E; Nyström, H C; Alexanderson, C; Bergström, G; Holmäng, A.

Affiliation

Tivesten A; The Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Bruna Stråket 16, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. asa.tivesten@medic.gu.se

J Endocrinol ; 189(3): 485-91, 2006 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16731780

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Androgens/pharmacology; Dihydrotestosterone/pharmacology; Estradiol/pharmacology; Heart/drug effects; Animals; Echocardiography; Female; Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging; Heart Ventricles/drug effects; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/genetics; Ovariectomy; RNA, Messenger/analysis; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Receptors, Androgen/genetics; Receptors, Androgen/metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Ventricular Function

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dihydrotestosterone / Estradiol / Heart / Androgens Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Endocrinol Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden Country of publication: United kingdom

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