Endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis: How important are they?

Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-199

  MacAllister, Raymond J ^a   Vallance, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

L Arginine; Methylarginines; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLGUANIDINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NG,N'G DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UREMIA;

EID: 0031861434     PISSN: 10187782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020523     Document Type: Short Survey

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