Regulation and localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the ischemic rabbit spinal cord

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 406-411

  In, Jang Hyeok ^a   Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Lee, Byung Ho ^a   Lim, Yong Gul ^a   Chun, Myung Hoon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Ischemia; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REPERFUSION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

EID: 2142798072     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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