The expression of nitric oxide synthases in human brain tumours and peritumoral areas

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 196-203

  Bakshi, A ^a   Nag, T C ^a   Wadhwa, S ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a   Sarkar, C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Endothelium; Nitric oxide synthases; Oedema; Peritumoral brain

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MENINGIOMA; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032485518     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)00315-8     Document Type: Article

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