Basal release of endothelium-derived nitric oxide at site of spasm in patients with variant angina

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1444-1449

  Egashira, Kensuke ^a,b   Katsuda, Yousuke ^a   Mohri, Masahiro ^a   Kuga, Takeshi ^a   Tagawa, Tatuya ^a   Shimokawa, Hiroaki ^a   Takeshita, Akira ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0029878911     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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