Inducible nitric oxide synthase with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 630-634

  Swana, Hubert S ^a   Smith, Shannon D ^a   Perrotta, Peter L ^a   Saito, Naomi ^a   Wheeler, Marcia A ^a   Weiss, Robert M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide synthase; Polymerase chain reaction; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URINE;

CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033074477     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61985-2     Document Type: Article

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