Effect of vitamin C on the availability of tetrahydrobiopterin in human endothelial cells

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 333-338

  Baker, Timothy A ^a   Milstien, Sheldon ^b   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

MnTBAP; Nitric oxide synthase; Peroxynitrite; Tetrahydrobiopterin; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CITRULLINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANGANESE TETRAKIS(4 BENZOIC ACID)PORPHYRIN CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITRITE; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SEPIAPTERIN; SUPEROXIDE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOPTERIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METALLOPORPHYRINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 0035120543     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200103000-00012     Document Type: Article

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