Upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in rat aorta after ingestion of fish oil-rich diet

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 2 56-2, 2004, Pages

  López, Diego ^a   Orta, Xavier ^b   Casós, Kelly ^a   Sáiz, M Puy ^a   Puig Parellada, Pere ^a   Farriol, Mireia ^b   Mitjavila, M Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Free radicals; Nitric oxide; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CORN OIL; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; FISH OIL; FREE RADICAL; LIPID; MENHADEN OIL; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; INGESTION; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FISH OILS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROXIDES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 17144465153     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01145.2003     Document Type: Article

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