Inducible nitric oxide synthase is present within human atherosclerotic lesions and promotes the formation and activity of peroxynitrite

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-85

  Buttery, L D K ^a,c   Springall, D R ^a   Chester, A H ^b   Evans, T J ^a   Standfield, N ^a   Parums, D V ^a   Yacoub, M H ^b   Polak, J M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE;

EID: 0029895815     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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