Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 353-361, September 2007

Increased blood pressure, vascular inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction in androgen-deficient follitropin receptor knockout male mice

  • Danesh Javeshghani, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Reproductive Research Laboratories, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Vascular and Hypertension Research Unit, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Dr. Javeshghani is the recipient of a fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
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  • M. Ram Sairam, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Reproductive Research Laboratories, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, FRCP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Reproductive Research Laboratories, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Reproductive Research Laboratories, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD, Kidney Research Centre, OHRI/University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, K1H 8M5, Ontario, Canada. Tel: 613-562-5800 (ext. 8241); fax: 613-562-5487.

Received 14 March 2007; accepted 6 June 2007.

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 This study was supported by Grants 44018 (R.M.T.), 13570 (E.L.S.), and a grant to the Multidisciplinary Research Group on Hypertension, all from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(07)00129-5

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2007.06.003

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 353-361, September 2007

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