Altered activation of the L-arginine nitric oxide pathway during and after cardiopulmonary bypass

Perfusion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Duke, Trevor ^a,c   South, Mike ^a   Stewart, Alastair ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Goroka Base Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART INDEX; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; METABOLITE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030781118     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765919701200609     Document Type: Article

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