Cardioprotective effects of red blood cells on ischemia and reperfusion injury in isolated rat heart: Release of nitric oxide as a potential mechanism

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-306

  Yang, B C ^a   Nichols, W W ^a   Mehta, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial ischemia reperfusion; Nitric oxide; Red blood cell; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000027835     PISSN: 10742484     EISSN: 19404034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107424849600100405     Document Type: Article

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