Localization and regulation of endothelial NO synthase mRNA expression in rat kidney

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Fluid and Electrolyte Physiology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 1994, Pages

  Ujiie, Kazutomo ^a   Yuen, John ^a   Hogarth, Laurie ^a   Danziger, Robert ^a   Star, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

blood vessels; glomerulus; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; nitric oxide synthase; renal tubules; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0028094585     PISSN: 03636127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1994.267.2.f296     Document Type: Article

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