Reduced expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary arteries of smokers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 709-713

  Barberà, Joan A ^a,b   Peinado, Victor I ^a   Santos, Salud ^a   Ramirez, Josep ^a   Roca, Josep ^a   Rodriguez Roisin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Endothelium; Nitric oxide synthase; Pulmonary circulation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0035880874     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.4.2101023     Document Type: Article

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