Expression and regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-37

  Sase, Kazuhiro ^a   Michel, Thomas ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MYRISTYLATION; NONHUMAN; PALMITOYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031017769     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-1738(96)00121-1     Document Type: Review

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