Nitric oxide synthase activity is increased in relation to the severity of liver dysfunction

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-359

  Galley, Helen F ^a   Coomansingh, David ^b   Webster, Nigel R ^a   Brunt, Peter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Liver diseases; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0031694694     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19980035     Document Type: Article

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