2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene inhibits endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity and elevates blood pressure in rats
โ Scribed by Yang Sun; Motoyuki Iemitsu; Nobutake Shimojo; Takashi Miyauchi; Masahiro Amamiya; Daigo Sumi; Toshio Hayashi; Guifan Sun; Nobuhiro Shimojo; Yoshito Kumagai
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 254 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5761
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