L-Arginine transport in retinas from streptozotocin diabetic rats: Correlation with the level of IL-1β and NO synthase activity

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3817-3823

  Carmo, A ^a   Cunha Vaz, J G ^a   Carvalho, A P ^b   Lopes, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Interleukin 1 ; L arginine uptake; Nitric oxide synthase; Retina; Streptozotocin induced diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA;

EID: 0032796794     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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