Nonenzymatic nitric oxide production in humans

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Weitzberg, E ^a   Lundberg, J O N ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; NITROGEN METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; STOMACH;

EID: 0032004697     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1997.0162     Document Type: Article

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