Beneficial effects of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1417-1418

  Lowenstein, Charles J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 950 Ross Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; ANIMAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I;

EID: 33745954613     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000226550.89264.91     Document Type: Editorial

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