Effect of tetrahydrobiopterin on endothelial function in canine middle cerebral arteries

Circulation Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 336-342

  Tsutsui, Masato ^a   Milstien, Sheldon ^b   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

NO; NO synthase; superoxide anion; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CYCLIC GMP; SEPIAPTERIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030035889     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.79.2.336     Document Type: Article

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