Abstract

Estrogen has been shown to augment nitric oxide production in a variety of vascular beds. Hyperinsulinemia causes vasodilatation through a nitric oxide-mediated mechanism. Our goal was to determine the effect of the menstrual cycle and ovarian hormone suppression with leuprolide acetate on calf blood flow under basal and insulin-stimulated conditions.

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