Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Overexpression Provides a Functionally Relevant Angiogenic Switch in Hibernating Pig Myocardium

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1575-1584

  Kupatt, Christian ^a   Hinkel, Rabea ^a   von Brühl, Marie Luise ^a   Pohl, Tilmann ^a   Horstkotte, Jan ^a   Raake, Philip ^a   El Aouni, Chiraz ^a   Thein, Eckehard ^a   Dimmeler, Stefanie ^b   Feron, Olivier ^c   Boekstegers, Peter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Leuven University   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCARDIAL HIBERNATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; SWINE;

EID: 34047190216     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.047     Document Type: Article

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