Purification, characterisation and distribution of ovine neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 727-733

  Crack, Peter J ^a,c   Tetaz, Tim ^b   Smith, A I ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Ovine; Purification

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FEMALE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP;

BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 0032432967     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)10069-X     Document Type: Article

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