Carrier-mediated transport of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, in the pigmented rabbit conjunctiva

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-227

  Hosoya, Ken Ichi ^a,d   Horibe, Yoshihide ^a   Kim, Kwang Jin ^a,b,c   Lee, Vincent H L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c School of Pharmacy ^*  (United States)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DRUG CARRIER; GLUTAMINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSPORT; EYE INFLAMMATION; MALE; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEROSA; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG CARRIERS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; RABBITS; SODIUM;

EID: 0031969234     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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