In vitro inactivation of mammalian methionine synthase by nitric oxide

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-170

  Nicolaou, A ^a   Kenyon, S H ^a   Gibbons, J M ^a   Ast, T ^a   Gibbons, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Homocysteine; Methionine; Methionine synthase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030062906     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.122254.x     Document Type: Article

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