Immunolocalization of endothelin and nitric oxide-synthase in lymphatic vessels and cultured lymphatic endothelial cells

Microvascular Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 282-285

  Marchetti, Carla ^a   Casasco, Andrea ^a   Di Nucci, Amalia ^a   Cornaglia, Antonia Icaro ^a   Reguzzoni, Marcella ^a   Rosso, Simone ^a   Piovella, Franco ^a   Calligaro, Alberto ^a   Polak, Julia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031149906     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1996.1994     Document Type: Article

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