Partial biochemical characterization of nitric oxide synthase in the caudal spinal cord of the teleost Oreochromis niloticus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-70

  Cioni, Carla ^a   Francia, Nadia ^a   Fabrizi, Cinzia ^b   Colasanti, Marco ^b   Venturini, Giorgio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical characterization; Caudal neurosecretory system; Caudal spinal cord; Nitric oxide synthase; NOS I; NOS III; Oreochromis niloticus; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; NEUROSECRETION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN; CALMODULIN; KINETICS; NADP; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; SPINAL CORD; SULFONAMIDES; TILAPIA; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

EID: 0032575539     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00592-8     Document Type: Article

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