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Ascorbic acid and tetrahydrobiopterin potentiate the EDHF phenomenon by generating hydrogen peroxide

AIMS: Our objective was to investigate whether pro-oxidant properties of ascorbic acid (AA) and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) modulate endothelium-dependent, electrotonically mediated arterial relaxation. METHODS AND RESULTS: In studies with rabbit iliac artery (RIA) rings, NO-independent, endothelium...

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Autores principales: Garry, Ambroise, Edwards, David H., Fallis, Ian F., Jenkins, Robert L., Griffith, Tudor M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19592567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvp235