Platelet inhibitory effect of nitroglycerin in platelet-rich plasma: Relevance of glutathione-s-transferases in plasma

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 561-565

  Chen, Li Ying ^a   Mehta, Paulette ^a   Mehta, Jawahar L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutathione s transferases; Nitric oxide; Nitroglycerin; Platelets

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ADULT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGLYCERIN; PLASMA; PLATELET AGGREGATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030330599     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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