Pitfalls with nitric oxide synthase activity assays and their avoidance by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Kidney International

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 860-861

  Tsikas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYANIC ACID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; NITROUS ACID; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LETTER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ACTIVITY ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREMIA; VASCULAR RING; ANIMAL; AORTA; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CYANATES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; VASODILATION;

EID: 84926476143     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.46     Document Type: Letter

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