Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase in human skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Goldsmith, Portia C ^a   Leslie, Tabi A ^a   Hayes, Nicholas A ^a   Levell, Nicholas J ^a   Dowd, Pauline M ^a   Foreman, John C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; N(G) monomethyl L arginine (L NMMA) UVB light; N(G) nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAMEN)

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; N(G) METHYL DEXTRO ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030037998     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12328204     Document Type: Article

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