Presence of constitutive endothelial nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in urothelial cells of hamster proximal urethra

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-89

  Pinna, Christian ^a   Eberini, Ivano ^a   Puglisi, Lina ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Hamster); Endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase; L N(G) nitroarginine methyl ester (L NAME); Nitric oxide (NO); Urethra; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; UROTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; TETRODOTOXIN; URETHRA; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0032966494     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00981-9     Document Type: Article

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