Neuronal nitric oxide synthase is associated with airway obstruction in BALB/c mice exposed to ozone

Respiration

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-99

  Jang, An Soo ^a   Choi, Inseon S ^b   Lee, Jong Un ^b  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Ozone

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; OZONE; PROTEIN;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUNG LAVAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037280229     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068406     Document Type: Article

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