Nitric oxide and vascular disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 251-253

  Loscalzo, Joseph ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL PROLIFERATION; EDITORIAL; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0029009534     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199507273330410     Document Type: Editorial

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