Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and human vascular regulation

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 256-262

  Melikian, Narbeh ^a   Seddon, Michael D ^a   Casadei, Barbara ^b   Chowienczyk, Philip J ^a   Shah, Ajay M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; S METHYLTHIOCITRULLINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ARM BLOOD FLOW; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CITRULLINE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THIOUREA; VASODILATION;

EID: 77952506033     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2010.02.007     Document Type: Review

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