Regulation of the urea cycle enzyme genes in nitric oxide synthesis

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 59-71

  Mori, M ^a   Gotoh, T ^a   Nagasaki, A ^a   Takiguchi, M ^a   Sonoki, T ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BUCLADESINE; CITRULLINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE CONTROL; HEART; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; LUNG; MACROPHAGE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN; TESTIS; UREA CYCLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CELL LINE; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUNG; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PERITONEUM; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPLEEN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031879679     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005357608129     Document Type: Article

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