Nitrite and nitrate determinations in plasma: A critical evaluation

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 892-896

  Moshage, Han ^a   Kok, Bart ^a   Huizenga, Johannes R ^a   Jansen, Peter L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Griess assay; inflammation; nitric acid synthase; nitric oxide radical

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; RADICAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0029033537     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/41.6.892     Document Type: Article

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