Distribution of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the rat liver

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Esteban, Francisco J ^a   Pedrosa, Juán A ^a   Jiménez, Ana ^a   Fernández, Ana P ^b   Bentura, María L ^b   Martínez Murillo, Ricardo ^b   Rodrigo, José ^b   Peinado, María A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b Inst Neurbio Santiago Ramon Y C   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatic artery; Immunocytochemistry; Liver; Nitrergic fibers; Nitric oxide; Rat

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC ARTERY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; HEPATIC ARTERY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PORTAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030971814     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00262-0     Document Type: Article

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