Arginine metabolism and the synthesis of nitric oxide in the nervous system

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-391

  Wiesinger, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; AMINO ACID; ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CITRULLINE; METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PEROXYNITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CITRULLINE; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0035081701     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(00)00056-3     Document Type: Review

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