Effect of homocysteine on the L-arginine/nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide pathway in human platelets

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 46-50

  Li, Juxiang ^a   Zhang, Yonggang ^a   Yao, Xinghai ^b   Zhang, Baowei ^b   Du, Junbao ^b   Tang, C ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclic guanosine monophosphate; Homocysteine; Human platelet; L arginine transport; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; HOMOCYSTEINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE METABOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036153622     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s380-002-8316-y     Document Type: Article

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