Morphologic evidence for L-citrulline conversion to L-arginine via the argininosuccinate pathway in porcine cerebral perivascular nerves

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 884-893

  Yu, Jun Ge ^a   O'Brien, William E ^b   Lee, Tony J F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argininosuccinate lyase; Argininosuccinate synthetase; Cerebral arteries; Citrulline; Co localization; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase; Porcine

Indexed keywords

ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; ARGINOSUSUCCINATE LYASE; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVENTITIA; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN METABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030751371     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199708000-00007     Document Type: Article

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