Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects
Diano S, Horvath T, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 1999, 6: 21-28. PMID: 10100176, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-199906010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationER alphaEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseAromataseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosis