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Relationship between Tetrahydrobiopterin and Portal Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an essential cofactor in NO synthesis by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) enzymes. It has been previously suggested that reduced intrahepatic BH4 results in a decrease in intrahepatic NO and contributes to increased hepatic vascular resistance and portal pressure...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616589 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.3.392 |