Impact of hyperthyroidism and its correction on vascular reactivity in humans

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 3076-3080

  Napoli, Raffaele ^a   Biondi, Bernadette ^a   Guardasole, Vincenzo ^a   Matarazzo, Margherita ^a   Pardo, Francesco ^a   Angelini, Valentina ^a   Fazio, Serafino ^a   Saccà, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Thyroid; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035909919     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc5001.100621     Document Type: Article

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