Increased inducible nitric oxide synthase protein but limited nitric oxide formation occurs in astrocytes of the hph-1 (tetrahydrobiopterin deficient) mouse

Brain Research

Volumn 804, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Barker, Jane E ^a,c   Strangward, H Maria ^a   Brand, Michael P ^a   Hurst, Roger D ^a   Land, John M ^a,b   Clark, John B ^a   Heales, Simon J R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

GTP cyclohyrolase; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032584999     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00603-9     Document Type: Article

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