Increased activity of guanylate cyclase in the atherosclerotic rabbit aorta: Role of non-endothelial nitric oxide synthases

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1233-1238

  Rupin, Alain ^a   Behr, Delphine ^a   Verbeuren, Tony J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Guanosine 3':5' cyclic monophosphate; Guanylate cyclase; N(G) nitro L arginine methyl ester; NO synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCUBATION TIME; INTIMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029958519     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16027.x     Document Type: Article

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