Endothelium-dependent vascular responses induced by leukotriene B4

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 83, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 209-212

  Bäck, Magnus ^a   Sakata, Kiyoto ^b   Qiu, Hong ^b   Haeggström, Jesper Z ^b   Dahlén, Sven Erik ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Leukotriene receptors

Indexed keywords

2 (2,6 DIHYDROXYHEXYL) 6 (3 HYDROXY 1,5 UNDECADIENYL)PYRIDINE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM; GUINEA PIG; HEART CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34247546518     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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