Identification of nitric oxide synthases in isolated bovine brain vessels

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-199

  Catalan R E ^a   Martinez A M ^b   Aragones M D ^b   Hernandez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Endothelial cells; Microvessels; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MARKER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CATTLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0030176398     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01038-3     Document Type: Article

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