Deficiency in inducible nitric oxide synthase results in reduced atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3430-3435

  Detmers, P A ^a   Hernandez, M ^a   Mudgett, J ^a   Hassing, H ^a   Burton, C ^a   Mundt, S ^a   Chun, S ^a   Fletcher, D ^a   Card, D J ^a   Lisnock, J M ^a   Weikel, R ^a   Bergstrom, J D ^a   Shevell, D E ^a   Hermanowski Vosatka, A ^a   Sparrow, C P ^a   Chao, Y S ^a   Rader, D J ^a   Wright, S D ^a   Pure, E ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034665303     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.6.3430     Document Type: Article

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