Endothelin and nitric oxide synthase in lymphatic endothelial cells: Immunolocalization in vivo and in vitro

Anatomical Record

Volumn 248, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 490-497

  Marchetti, Carla ^a,c   Casasco, Andrea ^a   Di Nucci, Amalia ^a   Reguzzoni, Marcella ^a   Rosso, Simone ^a   Piovella, Franco ^a   Calligaro, Alberto ^a   Polak, Julia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Ist di Istol ed Embriol Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Endothelium; Immunocytochemistry; Lymph flow; Lymphatic vessels; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MESENTERY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030811311     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199708)248:4<490::AID-AR2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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