Evidence for a difference in nitric oxide biosynthesis between healthy women and men

Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 730-734

  Forte, Pablo ^a   Kneale, Barry J ^b   Milne, Eric ^c   Chowienczyk, Phil J ^b   Johnston, Atholl ^a   Benjamin, Nigel ^a   Ritter, James M ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Arginine; Endothelium derived relaxing factor; Gender; Nitrates

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031756393     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.32.4.730     Document Type: Article

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