Tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis inhibitors induce nitric oxide synthesis in rat aorta

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 475-480

  Joly, Ghislaine A ^a,b   Kilbourn, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINO 6 HYDROXYPYRIMIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARGININE; DACTINOMYCIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031057675     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(95)02012-8     Document Type: Article

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