Na+-dependent L-arginine transport in the pigmented rabbit conjunctiva

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 547-553

  Hosoya, Ken Ichi ^a   Horibe, Yoshihide ^a   Kim, Kwang Jin ^b   Lee, Vincent H L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transporter; Arginine transport; B0,+ system; Electrophysiology; Na+ absorption; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SODIUM ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030663854     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0354     Document Type: Article

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