Biotransformation of glyceryl trinitrate by blood platelets as compared to vascular smooth muscle cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-213

  Weber, Artur Aron ^a,b   Neuhaus, Thomas ^a   Seul, Claudia ^a   Düsing, Rainer ^a   Schrör, Karsten ^b   Sachinidis, Agapios ^a   Vetter, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glyceryl trinitrate; Nitrate tolerance; Nitrite; Platelet; Smooth muscle cell; Vascular

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRITE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THROMBOCYTE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030575530     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00338-X     Document Type: Article

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