L-Citrulline recycling by argininosuccinate synthetase and lyase in rat gastric fundus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 455, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 149-160

  Van Geldre, Lieve A ^a   Timmermans, Jean Pierre ^b   Lefebvre, Romain A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argininosuccinate lyase; Argininosuccinate synthetase; Gastric fundus; L Citrulline recycling; Neuronal; Nitric oxide (NO) synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ARANIDIPINE; ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CITRULLINE; DEXTRO CITRULLINE; GLUTAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORVALINE; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; DINOPROST; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 0037195574     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02584-0     Document Type: Article

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