Ultrastructural localization of NADPH-diaphorase activity in the endothelial cells of human nasal respiratory mucosa

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-53

  Ruffoli, Riccardo ^a,c   Fattori, Bruno ^a   Soldani, Paola ^a   Giambelluca, Maria A ^b   Giannessi, Francesco ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana e Biologia Applicata   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; REFERENCE VALUE; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NASAL MUCOSA; REFERENCE VALUES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032605543     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065899781389849     Document Type: Article

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