Reference values for serum nitric oxide metabolites in an adult population

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Ghasemi, Asghar ^a   Zahediasl, Saleh ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Nitric oxide metabolites; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITRATE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLITE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72649092062     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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