Nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide production are reduced in hypertrophic scar tissue and fibroblasts

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 438-444

  Wang, Rijian ^a   Ghahary, Aziz ^a   Shen, You J ^a   Scott, Paul G ^a   Tredget, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

citrulline assay; endothelial cNOS; FACS; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR;

EID: 0030963465     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12289708     Document Type: Article

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