Variable effects of L-arginine analogs on L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in human neutrophils and platelets may relate to different nitric oxide synthase isoforms

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 253-257

  Chen, L Y ^a   Mehta, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

ARGININE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PLATELETS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSOL; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTROPHILS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030005994     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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