Assessment of Urinary Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxide Levels and Their Relationship with Clinical and Pathologic Types in Primary Glomerulonephritis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 425-429

  Duan, Shao Bin ^a   Liu, Fu You ^a   Luo, Ji An ^a   Peng, You Ming ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Nitric oxide; Primary glomerulonephritis; Urinary markers

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0033203188     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.5.425     Document Type: Article

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