A specific method for measurement of nitric oxide synthase enzymatic activity in peritoneal biopsies

Kidney International

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 332-338

  Combet, Sophie ^a,b,c   Balligand, Jean Luc ^a,b,c   Lameire, Norbert ^a,b,c   Goffin, Eric ^a,b,c   Devuyst, Olivier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dialysis membrane permeability; Infection; L arginine; L citrulline assay; Neurotransmission; Nitric oxide; Peritoneum

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CALCIUM; CITRULLINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0034005605     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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