Androgen Hormone Inhibits Expression of iNOS and COX-2 Protein in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
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Bae, Hwa-Young
(Deportment of Pediatrics, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Park, Ji-Eun (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Jeon, Eun-Mi (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Kang, Young-Jin (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Lee, Kwang-Youn (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Choi, Hyoung-Chul (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) |
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