Nitric oxide synthase from bovine pancreas: Purification and characterization

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 128-134

  Nam, Suk Woo ^a   Seo, Dong Wan ^a   Sung, Dae Seok ^a   Han, Jeung Whan ^a   Hong, Sung Youl ^b   Lee, Hyang Woo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Bio Robotics and Vision Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Exocrine secretion; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Pancreas; Purification

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PANCREAS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PANCREAS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0032034878     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02974016     Document Type: Article

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