Expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in ciliated epithelia of rats

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-87

  Zhan, Xinhua ^a   Li, Dechun ^a   Johns, Roger A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Ciliated epithelium; Endothelial nitric oxide; Ependyma; Oviduct; Synthase; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CELL; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL TYPE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPENDYMA CELL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING; TESTIS; TRACHEA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS;

EID: 0037246394     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100110     Document Type: Article

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