Lipocalin-type PGD synthase as a novel biomarker for coronary vasospasm

Circulation Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 784-785

  Osanai, Tomohiro ^a   Okumura, Ken ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM ION; LIPOCALIN TYPE PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C DELTA1; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE; RHO KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SMOKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; LIPOCALINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79953660494     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-11-0144     Document Type: Editorial

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