Both physical fitness and acute exercise regulate nitric oxide formation in healthy humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 760-764

  Jungersten, Lennart ^a   Ambring, Anneli ^a   Wall, Björn ^a   Wennmalm, Åke ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

nitrate; nitric oxide synthase; shear stress; vascular system

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN 15;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030904424     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.3.760     Document Type: Article

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