Tetrahydrobiopterin improves endothelial function in human saphenous veins

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 668-671

  Verma, Subodh ^a   Lovren, Fina ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a   Mather, Kieren J ^a   Maitland, Andrew ^a   Kieser, Teresa M ^a   Triggle, Christopher R ^a   Anderson, Todd J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033770688     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.109000     Document Type: Article

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