The influence of nitric oxide synthesis modulation on the pancreatic acinar cells in caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis. An ultrastructural and morphometric study

Polish Journal of Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-221

  Andrzejewska, Anna ^a   Jurkowska, Grazyna ^a   Augustynowicz, Albert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULETIDE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACINAR CELL; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAERULEIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NITROGLYCERIN; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY VESICLES;

EID: 12244294453     PISSN: 12339687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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