Endothelial nitric oxide synthase inhibition does not alter endothelial progenitor cell colony forming capacity or migratory activity

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-389

  Hoetzer, Greta L ^a   Irmiger, Heather M ^a   Keith, Rebecca S ^a   Westbrook, Kimber M ^a   DeSouza, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony forming units; Endothelial progenitor cells; Migration; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; COLONY FORMATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXERCISE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ADULT; AGED; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MIDDLE AGED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; STEM CELLS;

EID: 24344458514     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000175456.53869.ab     Document Type: Article

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