Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in corneas in storage media

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 891-894

  Meisler, David M ^a   Koeck, Thomas ^a   Connor, Jason T ^a   Aulak, Kulwant S ^a   Jeng, Bennie H ^a   Hollyfield, Joe G ^a   Stuehr, Dennis J ^a   Shadrach, Karen G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Nitric oxide synthesis; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1342265835     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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