Increased renal expression of nitric oxide synthase type III in cirrhotic rats with ascites

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1191-1199

  Bosch Marcé, Maria ^a   Morales Ruiz, Manuel ^a   Jiménez, Wladimiro ^a,b   Bordas, Nuria ^a   Solé, Manuel ^a   Ros, Josefa ^a   Deulofeu, Ramón ^a   Arroyo, Vicente ^a   Rivera, Francisca ^a   Rodés, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY METABOLISM; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASCITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; KIDNEY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 17344370671     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270502     Document Type: Article

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