Increased eNO and pulmonary iNOS expression in eNOS null mice

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 770-773

  Cook, S ^a   Vollenweider, P ^a   Menard B ^a   Egli, M ^a   Nicod, P ^a   Scherrer, U ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; Exhaled nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite nitrate plasma concentration; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GASES; LUNG; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II;

EID: 0038394704     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00121203     Document Type: Article

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