Does eNOS stand for erythrocytic NO synthase?

Blood

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2595-2596

  Gladwin, Mark T ^a  

^a National Heart   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NOTE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASODILATATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33645510769     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-01-0210     Document Type: Note

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