Nitric oxide synthase and adenylyl and guanylyl cyclase activity in porcine interposition vein grafts

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 470-476

  Jeremy, Jamie Y ^a   Dashwood, Michael R ^b   Timm, Maureen ^b   Izzat, Mohammad Bashar ^b   Mehta, Dheeraj ^b   Bryan, Alan J ^b   Angelini, Gianni D ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIMYCIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; FORSKOLIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SWINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; DOWN-REGULATION; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SWINE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0031045178     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01144-7     Document Type: Article

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