Nifedipine and diltiazem but not verapamil up-regulate endothelial nitric-oxide synthase expression

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 606-609

  Ding, Yaoxian ^a   Vaziri, Nosratola D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORONARY VESSELS; DILTIAZEM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UP-REGULATION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0033959660     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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