Cell growth modulates nitric oxide synthase expression in fetal pulmonary artery endothelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 1 22-1, 2000, Pages

  Whitney, Jeannette A ^a   German, Zohre ^a   Sherman, Todd S ^a   Yuhanna, Ivan S ^a   Shaul, Philip W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FETUS; LAMB; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033975529     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.1.l131     Document Type: Article

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