Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA and Immunoreactivity in the Lungs of Rats Eight Hours after Antigen Challenge

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-40

  Renzi, Paolo M ^a   Sebastiao, Noami ^d   Al Assaad, Ali S ^d   Giaid, Adel ^b   Hamid, Qutayba ^a,c  

^a Fonds de Rech en S du Quebec   (Canada)

^b HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BRONCHUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BROWN NORWAY RAT; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KINETICS; LUNG; MALE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KINETICS; LUNG; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVALBUMIN; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RNA, MESSENGER; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031178202     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.17.1.2307     Document Type: Article

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