Endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arteries of patients with mild COPD

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 6 18-6, 1998, Pages

  Peinado, Víctor I ^b   Barberà, Joan A ^a   Ramírez, Josep ^b   Gómez, Federico P ^b   Roca, Josep ^b   Jover, Lluís ^b   Gimferrer, Josep M ^b   Rodriguez Roisin, Robert ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelium; Intimal layer; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary circulation; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTIMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; SMOKING;

EID: 33746776194     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.6.l908     Document Type: Article

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