Arginine is a physiological precursor of endothelium-derived nitric oxide

Harald Schmidt; Heinz Nau; W. Wittfoht; Jörg C. Gerlach; K. Prescher; Marcus M. Klein; Feraydoon Niroomand; Eycke Böhme

doi:10.1016/0014-2999(88)90101-x

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Nitric oxideArginineEndotheliumLiberationEndothelium-derived relaxing factorCanavanineBiochemistryChemistryAortaEnzymeBasal (medicine)In vitroBiologyEndocrinologyInternal medicineAmino acidMedicine

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Year: 1988
Type: article
Volume: 154
Issue: 2
Pages: 213-216
Citations: 390
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                                    Harald Schmidt, 
                                
                                    Heinz Nau, 
                                
                                    W. Wittfoht
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1988). 
                            Arginine is a physiological precursor of endothelium-derived nitric oxide. 
                            European Journal of Pharmacology
                            , 154
                            (2)
                            , 213-216.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2999(88)90101-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(88)90101-x