Estrogen acutely stimulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase in H441 human airway epithelial cells

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 658-666

  Kirsch, Erica A ^a   Yuhanna, Ivan S ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a   German, Zohre ^a   Sherman, Todd S ^a   Shaul, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS;

ARGININE; CALCIMYCIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FULVESTRANT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MENSTRUATION; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRONCHI; CALCIMYCIN; CELL LINE; DACTINOMYCIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MENSTRUATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; UTERUS;

EID: 0033108911     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.20.4.3241     Document Type: Article

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