Nitric oxide induces morphological changes in cultured neurohypophysial astrocytes

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-240

  Ramsell, Katrina D ^b   Cobbett, Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cyclic GMP; Nitric oxide; Pituicyte

Indexed keywords

1,9 DIDEOXYFORSKOLIN; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; FORSKOLIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOPRENALINE; LINSIDOMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 0029921316     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04538.x     Document Type: Article

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