Doubts concerning functional endothelial nitric oxide synthase in human erythrocytes

Blood

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1322-1323

  Böhmer, Anke ^a   Beckmann, Bibiana ^a   Sandmann, Jörg ^a   Tsikas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GUANIDINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; ENDOTHELIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84856591759     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-11-393124     Document Type: Letter

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