Effects of oral L-NAME during Trichinella spiralis infection in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 34-2, 1996, Pages

  Hogaboam, C M ^a   Collins, S M ^a   Blennerhassett, M G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

inducible nitric oxide synthase; intestinal smooth muscle; N(G) nitro L arginine methyl ester; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYELOPEROXIDASE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERPLASIA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE MUSCLE; JEJUNUM; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 0029816072     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.271.2.g338     Document Type: Article

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