Nitric oxide is generated on the skin surface by reduction of sweat nitrate

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-331

  Weller, Richard ^b,c   Pattullo, Simon ^a   Smith, Lorna ^a   Golden, Michael ^a   Ormerod, Anthony ^b   Benjamin, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; L arginine analog

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEOMYCIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; POLYMYXIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INFECTION; SWEATING;

EID: 0029834802     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12363167     Document Type: Article

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