Expression of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in rat and human gastrointestinal tract

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1450, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 414-422

  Fischer, H ^a   Becker, J C ^a   Boknik, P ^a   Huber, V ^a   Luss H ^a   Neumann, J ^a   Schmitz, W ^a   Domschke, W ^a   Stachura, J ^b   Konturek, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Esophageal and gastric mobility; Gastric microcirculation; Mucosal protection; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH;

EID: 0032984359     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4889(99)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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