Nitric oxide synthesis by cultured endothelial cells is modulated by flow conditions

Circulation Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 536-543

  Noris, Marina ^a,b   Morigi, Marina ^a   Donadelli, Roberta ^a   Aiello, Sistiana ^a   Foppolo, Marco ^a   Todeschini, Marta ^a   Orisio, Silvia ^a   Remuzzi, Giuseppe ^a   Remuzzi, Andrea ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; endothelin; endothelium derived relaxing factor; gene expression; shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW KINETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAMINAR FLOW; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SYNTHESIS; TURBULENT FLOW; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0028916513     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.76.4.536     Document Type: Article

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