Effect of the menstrual cycle on endothelium-dependent vasodilation of the brachial artery in normal young women.
In normal young women, endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated vasodilation is enhanced when serum estradiol levels are elevated and unopposed by elevated levels of progesterone.
Department of Cardiology/Division of Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000502:physiology*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D012016:Reference Values; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin