Analysis of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene as a Modifier of the Cerebral Response to Ischemia

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-131

  Dutra, Ana Virginia ^a   Lin, Hsiu Fen ^b   Juo, Suh Hang Hank ^c   Boyadjis, Melanie ^a   Moussouttas, Michael ^a   Reddy, P Leema ^a   Grewal, Raji Paul ^a  

^a New Jersey Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

neuroprotection; NOS 3 gene; polymorphism; stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 33646202749     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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