Inhibition of L-arginine transport by reactive oxygen species in rat anococcygeus muscle

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 609-614

  Tugba Durlu, N ^a   Burcin Ismailoglu, U ^a   Sahin Erdemli, Inci ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Anococcygeus muscle; L arginine; Nitric oxide; Rat; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ARGININE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; MANNITOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0141816722     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-8206.2003.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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