Effective diffusion distance of nitric oxide in the microcirculation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Vaughn, Mark W ^a   Kuo, Lih ^b   Liao, James C ^c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Hemoglobin; Mass transport; Mathematical model; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CALCULATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ERYTHROCYTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT AND BINDING PHENOMENA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 33750814148     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.5.h1705     Document Type: Article

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