Kidney is the main organ on NG-nitro-D-arginine chiral inversion in rats

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 992-993

  Xin, Yan Fei ^a   Cheng, Xi ^a   Wang, Guang Ji ^b   Zhou, Xiang Jun ^a   Wang, Yong Xiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral inversion; D NNA; Kidney; L NNA

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO ARGININE;

BLOOD LEVEL; BOLUS INJECTION; CAPILLARY ELECTROCHROMATOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; LIGATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METABOLISM; PRESSOR RESPONSE; RAT;

EID: 33646597590     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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