Selective defect in nitric oxide synthesis may explain the impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with essential hypertension

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 851-856

  Cardillo, Carmine ^a   Kilcoyne, Crescence M ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a   Cannon III, Richard O ^a   Panza, Julio A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Hypertension; Nitric oxide; Receptors, adrenergic, beta; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032502319     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.9.851     Document Type: Article

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