Tetrahydrobiopterin and endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 274-278

  Cosentino, Francesco ^a,b   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; BIOPTERIN; CITRULLINE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0344052668     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00134-0     Document Type: Review

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