Quantification of nitric oxide synthase activity in microdissected segments of the rat kidney

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 6 45-6, 1999, Pages

  Wu, Feng ^a   Park, Frank ^a   Cowley, Allen W ^a   Mattson, David L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure liquid chromatography; Kidney tubules; Messenger ribonucleic acid; Sprague Dawley rat

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HENLE LOOP; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0033000931     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.276.6.f874     Document Type: Article

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