Understanding the structural aspects of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) using microdissection by molecular cloning techniques: Molecular dissection of neuronal NOS

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 387, Issue , 1996, Pages 163-169

  Masters, B S S ^a   McMillan, K ^a   Nishimura, J ^a   Martasek, P ^a   Roman, L J ^a   Sheta, E ^b   Gross, S S ^c   Salerno, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

BIOPHYSICS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029776782     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9480-9_22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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