Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP as pro-and anti-apoptotic agents

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 336-339

  Fiscus, Ronald R ^a,b   Yuen, Jessie P S ^a   Chan, Siu Lan ^a   Kwong, Joyce H Y ^a   Cheng Chew, Siew Boon ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CYCLIC GMP; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PEROXYNITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 0036665112     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2001.tb01153.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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