Inhibition of astroglial nitric oxide synthase type 2 expression by idazoxan

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 304-308

  Feinstein, D L ^a,b   Reis, D J ^a   Regunathan, S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IDAZOXAN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL LYSATE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MACROGLIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0033019049     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.55.2.304     Document Type: Article

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