Nitric oxide synthase expression and enzymatic activity in human brain tumors

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 273-281

  Broholm, H ^a   Rubin, I ^c   Kruse, A ^b   Braendstrup O ^b   Schmidt, K ^b   Skriver, E B ^b   Lauritzen, M ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CNS tumors, primary and secondary; Enzymatic investigation; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide synthases

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; MENINGIOMA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0346121403     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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