Genetic deficiency of inducible nitric oxide synthase reduces atherosclerosis and lowers plasma lipid peroxides in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 3099-3104

  Kuhlencordt, Peter J ^a   Chen, Jiqiu ^a   Han, Fred ^a   Astern, Joshua ^a   Huang, Paul L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ARGININE; LIPID PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0035954312     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.25.3099     Document Type: Article

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