Coronary vascular nitric oxide activity in hypertension and hypercholesterolemia: Comparison of acetylcholine and substance P

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-110

  Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a   Mulcahy, David ^a   Andrews, Neil P ^a   Husain, Syed ^a   Panza, Julio A ^a   Cannon III, Richard O ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; endothelium; endothelium derived factors; hypercholesterolemia; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031031871     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.1.104     Document Type: Article

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