Inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat brown adipocytes: Implications for blood flow to brown adipose tissue

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 676-682

  Nisoli, Enzo ^a,b   Tonello, Cristina ^a   Briscini, Luca ^a   Carruba, Michele O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CITRULLINE; DACTINOMYCIN; FORSKOLIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0031040056     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4956     Document Type: Article

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