Tetrahydrobiopterin: A critical cofactor for eNOS and a strategy in the treatment of endothelial dysfunction?

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  Tiefenbacher, Christiane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034979237     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.6.h2484     Document Type: Article

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