NO-mediated vasodilation in the rat liver. Role of hepatocytes and liver endothelial cells

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1348-1355

  Zhang, Baimeng ^b   Borderie, Didier ^a   Sogni, Philippe ^a   Soubrane, Olivier ^b   Houssin, Didier ^b   Calmus, Yvon ^b  

^a Hôpital Cocin ^*  (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*

Author keywords

Cytokines; Isolated perfused rat liver; L arginine; Methylene blue; N(w) nitro L arginine; Sin 1

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOLATED LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030794209     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80471-0     Document Type: Article

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