Pulmonary endothelial NO synthase gene expression is decreased in fetal lambs with pulmonary hypertension

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 16-5, 1997, Pages

  Shaul, Philip W ^a   Yuhanna, Ivan S ^a   German, Zohre ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a   Steinhorn, Robin H ^b   Morin III, Frederick C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus; Immunoblotting; Nitric oxide; Persistent fetal circulation syndrome; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LAMB; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030954154     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.272.5.l1005     Document Type: Article

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