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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) mutation in Dahl/Rapp rats decreases enzyme stability.
Circulation research - 17 Aug 2001
Ying W Z, Xia H, Sanders P W
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of salt-sensitive hypertension remains poorly defined, but a role for nitric oxide (NO) has been suggested. The Dahl/Rapp salt-sensitive rat possesses a defect in NO synthesis that is overcome by supplementation with L-arginine, which increases NO and cGMP production and prevents salt-sensitive hypertension. An S714P mutation of inducible NO synthase (NOS2) was subsequently identified. The...
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