Nitric oxide synthase activity is elevated in brain microvessels in alzheimer′s disease

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 659-665

  Dorheim, Marie Annette ^a   Tracey, W Ross ^b   Pollock, Jennifer S ^b   Grammas, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; NADP; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028124916     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.2716     Document Type: Article

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