Molecular biology of nitric oxide synthases

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-23

  Geller, David A ^a   Billiar, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 0031901747     PISSN: 01677659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005940202801     Document Type: Review

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