Effects of recombinant eNOS gene expression on reactivity of small cerebral arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 47-2, 2000, Pages

  Tsutsui, Masato ^a   Onoue, Hisashi ^a   Iida, Yasuhiko ^a   Smith, Leslie ^a   O'Brien, Timothy ^a   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Microvessels; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0034107633     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h420     Document Type: Article

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