Nitric oxide synthase activity in tissues of the bovine eye

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 235, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 786-793

  Geyer, Orna ^a   Podos, Steven M ^b   Mittag, Thomas ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; CALMODULIN; CANAVANINE; EDETIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0030783666     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02332864     Document Type: Article

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