Calcium-independent and steroid-resistant nitric oxide synthase activity in human paranasal sinus mucosa

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1344-1347

  Lundberg, J O N ^a   Weitzberg, E ^b   Rinder, J ^a,b   Rudehill, A ^b   Jansson, O ^b   Wiklund, N P ^b   Lundberg, J M ^a   Alving, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

airways; asthma; exhaled air; nasal cavity; sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETAMETHASONE; CALCIUM; CITRULLINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MEPREDNISONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARGININE; BETAMETHASONE; CALCIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030055027     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09071344     Document Type: Article

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