Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in the Course of Lead-Induced Hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 558-562

  Vaziri, Nosratola D ^a   Ding, Yaoxian ^a   Ni, Zhenmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Hypertension; Lead; Lead induced; Lipids; Nitric oxide; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LEAD; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FREE RADICALS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032743579     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.34.4.558     Document Type: Article

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