Direct measurement of nitric oxide release from saphenous vein: Abolishment by surgical preparation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 133-137

  Liu, Zhi Gang ^b   Liu, Xiao Cheng ^b   Yim, Anthony P C ^b   He, Guo Wei ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Albert Starr Academic Center   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTRODE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PREPARATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN DILATATION;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 0035133978     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02231-1     Document Type: Article

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