Folic acid prevents nitroglycerin-induced nitric oxide synthase dysfunction and nitrate tolerance: A human in vivo study

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1119-1123

  Gori, Tommaso ^a   Burstein, Jason M ^a   Ahmed, Sofia ^a   Miner, Steve E S ^a   Al Hesayen, Abdul ^a   Kelly, Susan ^a   Parker, John D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Blood flow; Endothelium; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ADULT; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0035806914     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3501.095358     Document Type: Article

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