Nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms, blood pressure and aortic stiffness in normotensive and hypertensive subjects

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-35

  Lacolley, Patrick ^a   Gautier, Sylvie ^a   Poirier, Odette ^b   Pannier, Bruno ^a   Cambien, François ^b   Benetos, Athanase ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c IPC   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Genetics; Hypertension; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HYPERTENSION; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0031916030     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816010-00006     Document Type: Article

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