Pharmacological actions and chronic vascular effects of Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase

Yaoxue Xuebao

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 646-651

  Zhao, Huiying ^a   Shimokawa, Hiroaki ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic vascular effects; Endothelium derived contracting factor; Inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (L NAME); L arginine analogues; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346542820     PISSN: 05134870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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