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Beneficial effects of estrogen in a mouse model of cerebrovascular insufficiency.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Kitamura Naohito, Araya Runa, Kudoh Moeko, Kishida Haruo, Kimura Tetsuya, Murayama Miyuki, Takashima Akihiko, Sakamaki Yuriko, Hashikawa Tsutomu, Ito Shingo, Ohtsuki Sumio, Terasaki Tetsuya, Wess Jürgen, Yamada Masahisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The M(5) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor is known to play a crucial role in mediating acetylcholine dependent dilation of cerebral blood vessels. Previously, we reported that male M(5) muscarinic acetylcholine knockout mice (M5R(-/-) mice) suffer from a constitutive constriction of cerebral arteries, reduced cerebral blood flow, dendritic atrophy, and short-term memory loss, without necrosis and/or...
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