Elevated serum endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and endothelial dysfunction in aged rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 842-847

  Xiong, Yan ^a   Yuan, Li Wei ^a   Deng, Hang Wu ^a   Li, Yuan Jian ^a   Chen, Ben Mei ^a  

^a Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Aorta; Endothelial dysfunction; L arginine; Malondialdehyde; NG,NG asymmetric dimethylarginine; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR RING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ARGININE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; KIDNEY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034779222     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03533.x     Document Type: Article

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