Nitric oxide synthase expression in ischemic rat retinas

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Kobayashi, Miwako ^a   Kuroiwa, Toshihiko ^b   Shimokawa, Reiko ^b   Okeda, Riki ^b   Tokoro, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral common carotid arteries occlusion; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Ischemic retina; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCULAR ISCHEMIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; ISCHEMIA; LIGATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 0034612171     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00220-8     Document Type: Article

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