Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a nitric oxide synthase from porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-491

  Zhang, Jianliang ^b   Patel, Jawaharlal M ^a   Block, Edward R ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

characterization; constitutive isoform cloning; gene expression; lung endothelium; NO synthase; porcine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS7; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; LUNG ARTERY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031008539     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(96)00288-X     Document Type: Article

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