Argininosuccinate synthetase: Localization in astrocytes and role in the production of glial nitric oxide

GLIA

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 428-436

  Schmidlin, Andreas ^a   Wiesinger, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Citrulline; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Immunocytochemistry; Microglia

Indexed keywords

ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS;

EID: 0032402262     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199812)24:4<428::AID-GLIA8>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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