Expression of nitric oxide synthase in the spinal cord in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Phul, Ravinder K ^a   Smith, Margaret E ^a   Shaw, Pamela J ^b   Ince, Paul G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motoneurone; Motor neurone disease; Neurodegeneration; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BINDING SITE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITROARGININE; SPINAL CORD; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031724093     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00205-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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