Circadian variation of nitric oxide synthase activity and cytosolic protein levels in rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 707, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-130

  Ayers, Nancy A ^a   Kapás, Levente ^a   Krueger, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Circadian rhythm; Hypothalamus; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Protein level; Rat; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030025110     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01362-8     Document Type: Article

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