Expression and Function of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase during Rat Colon Anastomotic Healing

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 592-601

  Efron, David T ^a   Thornton, Frank J ^a   Steulten, Christina ^a   Tantry, Udaya S ^a   Witte, Maria B ^a   Kiyama, Teruo ^a   Barbul, Adrian ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon anastomosis; Nitric oxide; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; S METHYLISOTHIOPSEUDOURONIUM; S-METHYLISOTHIOPSEUDOURONIUM; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLON; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COLON; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ISOTHIURONIUM; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033220472     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(99)80080-8     Document Type: Article

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