Modulation of the pharmacological actions of nitrovasodilators by methylene blue and pyocyanin.

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Published in Br J Pharmacol on August 01, 1992

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R J Gryglewski1, A Zembowicz, D Salvemini, G W Taylor, J R Vane

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1: William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London.

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