Overexpression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in gastric mucosa of rats with portal hypertension: Correlation with gastric mucosal damage

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-32

  Hsieh, Jan Sing ^a   Wang, Jaw Yuan ^a   Lin, Shiu Ru ^a   Lian, Shen Tsuen ^a   Chen, Fang Ming ^a   Hsieh, Ming Chia ^a   Huang, Tsung Jen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastric mucosa; Nitric oxide synthase; Overexpression; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RNA ISOLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH LAVAGE; STOMACH MUCOSA; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0142186824     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00309-3     Document Type: Article

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