Inhibition of tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis impairs endothelium- dependent relaxations in canine basilar artery

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Kinoshita, H ^b   Milstien, S ^b   Wambi, G ^b   Katusic, Z S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral artery; Nitric oxide; Receptors; Sepiapterin; Superoxide anions

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINO 6 HYDROXYPYRIMIDINE; BRADYKININ; CALCIMYCIN; CATALASE; DEFEROXAMINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; INDOMETACIN; LINSIDOMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SEPIAPTERIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33751290467     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.2.h718     Document Type: Article

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