Reduced vascular tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) and endothelial function with ageing: is it time for a chronic BH4 supplementation trial in middle-aged and older adults?

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Gary L Pierce and Thomas J Larocca

The Journal of physiology, Vol.586(11), pp.2673-2674

06/01/2008

DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.154229

PMCID: PMC2536576

PMID: 18388135

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2008.154229View

Published (Version of record) Open Access

no abstract | journal club

Animals

Administration, Oral

Rats

Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects

Nitric Oxide - metabolism

Biopterin - analogs & derivatives

Biopterin - administration & dosage

Aging - metabolism

Biopterin - metabolism

Endothelium, Vascular - physiology

Title: Subtitle: Reduced vascular tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) and endothelial function with ageing: is it time for a chronic BH4 supplementation trial in middle-aged and older adults?
Creators: Gary L Pierce - Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. gpierce@colorado.edu
Thomas J Larocca
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Journal of physiology, Vol.586(11), pp.2673-2674
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.154229
PMID: 18388135
PMCID: PMC2536576
NLM abbreviation: J Physiol
ISSN: 0022-3751
eISSN: 1469-7793
Publisher: England
Language: English
Date published: 06/01/2008
Academic Unit: Health, Sport, and Human Physiology ; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984002475302771

29 Record Views