Differential effects of eNOS uncoupling on conduit and small arteries in GTP-cyclohydrolase I-deficient hph-1 mice

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2227-2234

  D'Uscio, Livius V ^a   Smith, Leslie A ^a   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Superoxide anion; Tetrahydrobiopterin; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; BIOPTERIN; CATALASE; CYCLIC GMP; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SERINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TYROSINE;

EID: 82855181186     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00588.2011     Document Type: Article

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