Smooth muscle-derived nitric oxide is elevated in isolated forearm veins in human alcoholic cirrhosis

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Ryan, Jeremy ^a   Jennings, Garry ^a   Dudley, Frank ^a   Chin Dusting, Jaye ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VEIN; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029922781     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910023     Document Type: Article

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