The effects of vitamin C and nitric oxide synthase inhibition on coronary flow and oxidative stress markers in isolated rat heart

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-300

  Jakovljevic, Vladimir Lj ^a   Djordjevic, Dusica Z ^a   Djuric, Dragan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Coronary flow; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATED HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERFUSION PRESSURE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

RATTUS;

EID: 80054099715     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2011_03_293     Document Type: Article

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