Homocysteine-induced inhibition of endothelium-dependent relaxation in rabbit aorta: Role for superoxide anions

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 422-427

  Lang, Derek ^a   Kredan, Mahmud B ^a   Moat, Stuart J ^b   Hussain, Syed A ^a   Powell, Catherine A ^a   Bellamy, Michael F ^a   Powers, Hilary J ^b   Lewis, Malcolm J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Homocysteine; Nitric oxide; Oxygen derived free radicals

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LUCIGENIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIRON; TRITON X 100;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033961048     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.20.2.422     Document Type: Article

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