Heparin interferes with the determination of plasma nitric oxide by inhibition of enzymatic conversion of nitrate to nitrite by nitrate reductase

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-114

  Dembny, Kenneth D ^a   Roza, Allan M ^a   Johnson, Christopher ^a   Adams, Mark B ^a   Pieper, Galen M ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxic shock; Heparin; Nitrate reductase; Nitric oxide; Transplant rejection

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; RATS; SULFANILAMIDES;

EID: 0032490542     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(98)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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