Nitric oxide and atherosclerosis: Possible implications for therapy

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 510-518

  Bult, Hidde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030346112     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(97)81455-4     Document Type: Review

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