Nitric oxide synthase in rat brain: Age comparisons quantitated with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Kuo, Hui ^a   Hengemihle, John ^a   Ingram, Donald K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030986172     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.3.B146     Document Type: Article

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