Selective nitration of prostacyclin synthase and defective vasorelaxation in atherosclerotic bovine coronary arteries

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1359-1365

  Zou, Ming Hui ^a   Leist, Marcel ^a   Ullrich, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTACYCLIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN H2; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; THROMBOXANE; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR; THROMBOXANE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032964853     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65390-4     Document Type: Article

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