Vasomotion and nitric oxide bioactivity in diseased coronary arteries

Heart

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-321

  Tousoulis, D ^a   Davies, G J ^b   Crake, T ^c   Toutouzas, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0036212893     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.4.320     Document Type: Short Survey

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