Age-dependent endothelial dysfunction is associated with failure to increase plasma nitrite in response to exercise

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-297

  Lauer, Thomas ^a   Heiss, Christian ^a   Balzer, Jan ^a   Kehmeier, Eva ^a   Mangold, Sarah ^a   Leyendecker, Thorsten ^a   Rottler, Jessica ^a   Meyer, Christian ^a   Merx, Marc W ^a   Kelm, Malte ^a   Rassaf, Tienush ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRITE; NITROLINGUAL MITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NITRITE BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; UP-REGULATION; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 42249114001     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-008-0714-3     Document Type: Article

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