Nitric oxide and effects of cationic polypeptides in canine cerebral arteries

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 470-480

  Kinoshita, Hiroyuki ^a   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextran sulfate; Endothelium; Heparin; Poly L lysine; Poly L arginine; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POLYARGININE; POLYLYSINE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030972544     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199704000-00013     Document Type: Article

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