Nitric oxide synthase inhibition is associated with decreased survival of cardiac allografts in the rat

Transplantation

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1193-1195

  Paul, Leendert C ^a   Myllärniemi, Marjukka ^b   Muzaffar, Syed ^a   Benediktsson, Hallgrimur ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CILAZAPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TACROLIMUS; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED LEW;

EID: 0029858088     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199610270-00032     Document Type: Article

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