ecNOS gene polymorphism is associated with endothelium-dependent vasodilation in Type 2 diabetes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 2 52-2, 2002, Pages

  Komatsu, Miyoko ^a   Kawagishi, Takahiko ^a   Emoto, Masanori ^a   Shoji, Tetsuo ^a   Yamada, Atsuko ^a   Sato, Kyoko ^a   Hosoi, Masayuki ^a   Nishizawa, Yoshiki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase gene; Flow mediated vasodilation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036077174     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00653.2001     Document Type: Article

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