Increased superoxide anion production in humans: A possible mechanism for the pathogenesis of hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 305-309

  Jun, T ^a,b   Ke yan, F ^b   Catalano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Nitric oxide; Superoxide anion; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0029987244     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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