Arginine metabolism in vascular biology and disease

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Morris Jr , Sidney M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginase; Endothelium; Hemolysis; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; AGMATINE; CREATINE; DIMETHYLARGININASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; PROLINE; UREA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ARGINASE; ARGININE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 31344464146     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1358863x05vm601oa     Document Type: Review

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