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The Role of Tetrahydrobiopterin in Superoxide Generation from eNOS: Enzymology and Physiological Implications

Jeannette Vásquez-Vivar Biophysics Research Institute and Free Radical Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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B. Kalyanaraman Biophysics Research Institute and Free Radical Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Pavel Martásek Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas, Texas, TX 78284, USA
Pages 121-127 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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