Adenosine - The missing link to understanding homocysteine pathogenicity or more smoke on the horizon?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-261

  Deussen, Andreas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SULFUR; THIOLACTONE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATALYSIS; CORONARY RISK; CYTOSOL; EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN METHYLATION;

ADENOSINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA;

EID: 0142058970     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00478-4     Document Type: Editorial

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