Role of nitric oxide in the control of the pulmonary circulation: Physiological, pathophysiological, and therapeutic implications;Papel do óxido nítrico na regulação da circulação pulmonar: Implicações fisiológicas, fisiopatológicas e terapêuticas

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 412-419

  Dias Jr , Carlos Alan ^a   Cau, Stefany Bruno De Assis ^a   Tanus Santos, José Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arginine; Cyclic GMP; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CYCLIC GMP; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 47649091097     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132008000600012     Document Type: Review

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