Time-dependent production of nitric oxide by rat hepatocyte suspensions

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1223-1226

  Nicholls Grzemski, Felicity A ^a   Tirmenstein, Mark A ^a   Fariss, Marc W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoguanidine; Hepatocytes; iNOS; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUSPENSION; TIMED DRUG RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; LIVER; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033151550     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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