A specific inhibitor of nitric oxide formation from L-arginine attenuates endothelium-dependent relaxation.

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Published in Br J Pharmacol on February 01, 1989

Authors

D D Rees1, R M Palmer, H F Hodson, S Moncada

Author Affiliations

1: Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent.

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Therapeutic Application of Intravascular Nitrite for Sickle Cell Disease | NCT00095472

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