Characterization of cyprinus carpio brain nitric oxide synthase

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-158

  Conte, A ^a   Ottaviani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Nitric oxide synthase; Teleost

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARPS; CITRULLINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICALS; INDAZOLES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032548761     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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