Elevated dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) activity in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-438

  Chobanyan Jürgens, Kristine ^a   Pham, Vu Vi ^a   Stichtenoth, Dirk O ^a   Tsikas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLAMINE; DIMETHYLARGININASE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NITROSATIVE STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARGININE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 81755166303     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: 10898611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2011.08.003     Document Type: Letter

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