Nitrite, NO and hypoxic vasodilation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1653-1654

  Allen, Jason D ^a   Gow, Andrew J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM;

AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOTHELIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOXIA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CELL HYPOXIA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OXYGEN; RABBITS; VASODILATION;

EID: 71249097011     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00447.x     Document Type: Note

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