Effect of renal function on serum nitrogen oxide concentrations

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 440-444

  Mackenzie, Iain M J ^a,c   Ekangaki, Abie ^b   Young, J Duncan ^c   Garrard, Christopher S ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

derived relaxing factor; endothelium; kidney failure; metabolism; nitrates; nitric oxide; nitrites

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; OXIDATION;

EID: 0029985825     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.3.440     Document Type: Article

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