A possible role of endogenous inhibitor for nitric oxide synthesis in the bovine ciliary muscle

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 823-830

  Azuma, Hiroshi ^a   Masuda, Hiroshi ^a   Sato, Jun ^a   Niwa, Kazushi ^b   Tokoro, Takashi ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical N(G),N(G) dimethyl L arginine; Bovine ciliary muscle; Endogenous inhibitor for NO synthesis; Nitric oxide (NO); NO mediated relaxation; Symmetrical N(G),N(G) dimethyl L arginine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CILIARY MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031149502     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0279     Document Type: Article

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