Distribution and properties of arginase in the salivary glands of four species of laboratory mammals

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Yasuda, N ^a   Moriwaki, K ^a   Furuyama, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginase; Arginase isoform; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(OMEGA) HYDROXYARGININE; N(OMEGA)-HYDROXYARGININE; ORNITHINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GUINEA PIG; KIDNEY; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; SALIVARY GLAND; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ARGINASE; ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUINEA PIGS; KIDNEY; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; ORNITHINE; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 2442421055     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-003-0407-z     Document Type: Article

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