Pathogenic Role of Oxidative Stress in Vascular Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activation in Long-Term Blockade of Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rats
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 34 (4) , 546-551
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.34.4.546
Abstract
—Inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis with Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) activates vascular angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and causes oxidative stress. We investigated...Keywords
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