The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 27, 1993, Pages 2002-2012

  Epstein, Franklin H ^a   Moncada, Salvador ^a   Higgs, Annie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; ENDOTOXIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EPILEPSY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEMORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; ARGININE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0027752805     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199312303292706     Document Type: Review

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