Nitric oxide function in atherosclerosis

• मुख्य लेखकों: K. E. Matthys (लेखक), H. Bult (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process in the intima of conduit arteries, which disturbs the endothelium-dependent regulation of the vascular tone by the labile liposoluble radical nitric oxide (NO) formed by the constitutive endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). This defect predispos...