Increased nitric oxide synthase expression in arterial vessels of cirrhotic rats with ascites

Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1481-1486

  Morales Ruiz, Manuel ^a   Jiménez, Wladimiro ^a,c   Pérez Sala, Dolores ^b   Ros, Josefa ^a   Leivas, Albert ^a   Lamas, Santiago ^b   Rivera, Francisca ^a   Arroyo, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029967901     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008938184     Document Type: Article

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