Localization of nitric oxide synthase isoforms (I, II and III) in the endolymphatic sac of the guinea pig

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Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 311-316

  Takumida, Masaya ^a   Zhang, De Ming ^a   Annikdo, Matti ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endolymph; Endolymphatic sac; Guinea pig; Immunohistochemistry; Isoforms; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOLYMPH; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; EPITHELIUM CELL; GUINEA PIG; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0030832645     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276962     Document Type: Article

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