Potentiation of astroglial nitric oxide synthase type-2 expression by lithium chloride

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 883-886

  Feinstein, Douglas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroglia; Gene expression; Lithium; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CITRULLINE; ENDOTOXIN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031755359     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71020883.x     Document Type: Article

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