Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and effects of L-arginine on colonic nitric oxide production and fluid transport in patients with "minimal colitis"

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1042-1048

  Perner, Anders ^a   Andresen, Lars ^a   Normark, Michel ^b   Fischer Hansen, Birgit ^b   Rask Madsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colitis; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Intestinal; Intestine; Large; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY FLUIDS; COLITIS, MICROSCOPIC; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PERFUSION;

EID: 24744450741     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510023152     Document Type: Article

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