Circulating and excretory nitrite and nitrate: Their value as measures of nitric oxide synthesis, bioavailability and activity is inherently limited

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-3

  Tsikas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN 15;

AUTOOXIDATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CIRCULATION; EXCRETION; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; BLOOD; METABOLISM;

HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 84921535934     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: 10898611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2015.01.001     Document Type: Letter

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