Effect of dexamethasone on endothelial nitric oxide synthase in experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Okoye, Bruce O ^a   Losty, Paul D ^a   Fisher, Michael J ^b   Wilmott, Irene ^a   Lloyd, David A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Glucocorticoids; Nitrofen

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0031841756     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.78.3.F204     Document Type: Article

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