The nitric oxide donor pentaerythritol tetranitrate can preserve endothelial function in established atherosclerosis

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1707-1714

  Hacker, Andreas ^a   Müller, Senta ^a   Meyer, Wilfried ^b   Kojda, Georg ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelium dependent vasorelaxation; Organic nitrates; Oxidized low density lipoprotein; Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; LIPID OXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035040966     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704021     Document Type: Article

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