Adenosine preconditioning attenuates hepatic reperfusion injury in the rat by preventing the down-regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous work has suggested that in the liver, adenosine preconditioning is mediated by nitric oxide. Whether the endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase plays a part in this mechanism has however not yet been investigated.</...

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Main Authors: Williamson Robin CN, Habib Nagy A, Virlos Ioannis T, Serracino-Inglott Ferdinand, Mathie Robert T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-09-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/2/22