American Journal of Hypertension

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Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Alterations of Vascular MMP-2, MT1-MMP, and TIMP-2 in Ovariectomized Rats

Kwok-Keung Lam, Pao-Yun Cheng, George Hsiao, Shu-Ying Chen, Hsin-Hsueh Shen, Mao-Hsiung Yen and Yen-Mei Lee

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Time course of mean blood pressure measured in conscious rats by the tail-cuff method; (a) 1–12 weeks after ovariectomy (Ovx); (b) Ovx rats with treatment of E2, tempol or aminoguanidine (AG) for 5 weeks beginning 1 week after Ovx. The initial number of animals is 18, and each week 3 rats were sacrificed for each time point. Data are given as means plusminus s.e.m., *P < 0.05 vs. sham. # P < 0.05 vs. Ovx.

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