Differential regulation of L-arginine transport and nitric oxide production by vascular smooth muscle and endothelium

Circulation Research

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1075-1082

  Durante, William ^a,b   Liao, Lan ^a   Iftikhar, Irfan ^a   O'Brien, William E ^a   Schafer, Andrew I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; endothelium; nitric oxide synthase; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029884827     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.78.6.1075     Document Type: Article

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