Nitric oxide synthase activity in the molluscan CNS

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 873-876

  Moroz, Leonid L ^a   Chen, Dong ^a   Gillette, Martha U ^a   Gillette, Rhanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Calcium; Calmodulin; Cephalopoda; Gastropoda; Pleurobranchaea

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MOLLUSC; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; ARMINA; CADLINA; CEPHALOPODA; DORIOPSILLA; FLABELLINA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PHILINE; PLEUROBRANCHAEA; PLEUROBRANCHAEA CALIFORNICA; ROSSIA SP.; SEPIA;

EID: 0030048445     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020873.x     Document Type: Article

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