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Angiology
Carotid artery intimal hyperplasia is improved by estrogen replacement in ovariectomized rats
March 23rd, 2006
Estrogen replacement effectively improves the accelerated intimal hyperplasia following balloon injury of the carotid artery in ovariectomized rats. According to the report from Japan, "Present experiments were designed to investigate the effects of ovariectomy (OVX) and estrogen replacement (ER) on neointimal formation after balloon injury of the rat carotid artery." T. Ishibahshi and colleagues at the Tokyo Medical & Dental University explained, "Young adult female rats were divided into 3 groups of sham operation (control), ovariectomy, and ovariectomy plus estrogen replacement. Estrogen replacement was initiated by implanting a sustained release...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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