Folic acid reverts dysfunction of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Circulation Research

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1129-1134

  Stroes, E S G ^b   Van Faassen, E E ^c   Yo, M ^c   Martasek, P ^a   Boer, P ^c   Govers, R ^c   Rabelink, T J ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Electron spin resonance; Folic acid; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; FOLIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0034625532     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.86.11.1129     Document Type: Article

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