Nitric oxide synthase in human salivary glands

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 717-723

  Soinila, Jouni ^a   Nuorva, Kyösti ^a   Soinila, Seppo ^b  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

GAP 43; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide synthase; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; MALE; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; SUBLINGUAL GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALIVARY GLANDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646873957     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0123-8     Document Type: Article

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