Altered arterial expression patterns of inducible and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary plexogenic arteriopathy caused by congenital heart disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1493-1499

  Berger, Rolf M F ^b   Geiger, Ralf ^b   Hess, John ^b   Bogers, Ad J J C ^b   Mooi, Wolter J ^b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034981678     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.6.9908137     Document Type: Article

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