Calmodulln is a subunit of nitric oxide synthase from macrophages

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 599-604

  Cho, Hearn J ^a   Xie, Qiao Wen ^a   Calaycay, Jimmy ^b   Mumford, Richard A ^b   Swiderek, Kristine M ^c   Lee, Terry D ^c   Nathan, Carl ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CYTOTOXIN; EPITOPE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE CELL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; CALMODULIN; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026724223     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.176.2.599     Document Type: Article

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