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Genetic knockdown of estrogen receptor-alpha in the subfornical organ augments ANG II-induced hypertension in female mice.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 15 Mar 2015
Xue Baojian, Zhang Zhongming, Beltz Terry G, Guo Fang, Hay Meredith, Johnson Alan Kim
Abstract excerpt
The present study tested the hypotheses that 1) ERα in the brain plays a key role in the estrogen-protective effects against ANG II-induced hypertension, and 2) that the subfornical organ (SFO) is a key site where ERα mediates these protective actions. In this study, a "floxed" ERα transgenic mouse line (ERα(flox)) was used to create models in which ERα was knocked down in the brain or just in the SFO. Female...
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