Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Cyclosporine-Treated Rat Aortas Is Not Associated With Serum Total Homocysteine Levels

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3702-3706

  Can, C ^a   Erol, A ^a   Olukman, M ^a   Cinar, M G ^a   Ulker, S ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HOMOCYSTEINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CYCLOSPORINE; EMULSIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 57549097443     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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