Gene transfer of the neuronal NO synthase isoform to cirrhotic rat liver ameliorates portal hypertension

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 741-748

  Yu, Qing ^a   Shao, Rong ^a   Qian, Hu Sheng ^a   George, Samuel E ^a   Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; ISOENZYME; LIVER ENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE TRANSFER; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0034121518     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI7997     Document Type: Article

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