The in vivo unidirectional conversion of nitro-D-arginine to nitro-L- arginine

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 270-273

  Wang, Qiong ^a   Cwik, Michael ^a   Wright, Catherine J ^a   Cunningham, Francesca ^a   Pelligrino, Dale A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

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