Effects of acute and chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthase on brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 375-382

  Saha, Shyamal Kumar ^a   Ohinata, Hiroshi ^a   Kuroshima, Akihiro ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nonshivering thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030479637     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.46.375     Document Type: Article

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