■ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank Prof. Chumpol Pholpramool and Dr. L. T. Jensen for
a critical reading of the manuscript.
■ ABBREVIATIONS USED
ER, estrogen receptor; Ach, acetylcholine; Phe, phenylephrine;
NO, nitric oxide; SNP, sodium nitroprusside; eNOS,
endothelium nitric oxide synthase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis
factor-α.