Changes in the cardiovascular nitric oxide pathway in cyclosporin-A treated rats

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Rao, M R ^a   Hutcheson, A E ^a   Markov, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031900224     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480549809017848     Document Type: Article

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