Cell cycle effects of nitric oxide on vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Sarkar, Rajabrata ^a,b   Gordon, David ^a   Stanley, James C ^a   Clinton Webb, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cell proliferation; endothelium derived relaxing factor; guanylate cyclase; vasodilators

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HYDROXYUREA; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030900898     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1810     Document Type: Article

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