L-arginine transport and nitric oxide synthesis in human endothelial progenitor cells

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 439-449

  Díaz Pérez, Francisca ^a   Radojkovic, Claudia ^a   Aguilera, Valeria ^a   Veas, Carlos ^a   González, Marcelo ^a   Lamperti, Liliana ^a   Escudero, Carlos ^b   Aguayo, Claudio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

Author keywords

cationic amino acid transport; endothelial progenitor cell; L arginine; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SODIUM ION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 84870065903     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e318269ae2f.     Document Type: Article

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