Neuronal and macrophagic nitric oxide synthase isoforms distribution in normal rat retina

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-158

  Lopez Costa J J ^a   Goldstein, J ^a   Saavedra, J Pecci ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Constitutive; Immunocytochemistry; Inducible; Macrophagic; Neuronal; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Retina

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0343907888     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00601-0     Document Type: Article

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