NO-synthase independent NO generation in mammals

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-45

  Lundberg, Jon O ^a   Weitzberg, Eddie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular; cGMP; Diet; Mediterranean diet; Mitochondria; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIVER ISCHEMIA; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; SALIVATION; STOMACH ULCER; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; MICE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; RATS; REPERFUSION INJURY; VASODILATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952301883     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.02.136     Document Type: Article

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