Tetrahydrobiopterin induces vasodilation via enhancement of cGMP level.

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  European Journal of Pharmacology

• Publication date

  1992-05-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/0014-2999(92)90056-APMID 1327808
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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