Glutathione depletion is accompanied by increased neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-39

  Heales, Simon J R ^a   Bolaños, Juan P ^b   Clark, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glutathione; neurodegeneration; nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RAT;

EID: 0029970588     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02527669     Document Type: Article

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