Purine nucleotides reduce superoxide production by nitric oxide synthase in a murine sepsis model
Sepsis involves a systemic inflammatory response of multiple endogenous mediators, resulting in many of the injurious and sometimes fatal physiological symptoms of the disease. This systemic activation leads to a compromised vascular response and endothelial dysfunction. Purine nucleotides interact...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001100009 |