Early changes of endothelin, nitric oxide and arginine-vasopressin in patients with acute cerebral injury

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 259-262

  Yang, Yunmei ^a   Huang, Weidong ^b   Lü, Xueying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Brain injuries; Endothelin; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ENDOTHELIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; BLOOD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BRAIN INJURIES; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 29744442919     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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