Increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in nasal mucosae of guinea pigs with induced allergic rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-341

  Chiba, Yoshihiko ^a   Matsuo, Kensuke ^a   Sakai, Hiroyasu ^a   Abe, Kazuho ^a   Misawa, Miwa ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MEPYRAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OVALBUMIN;

AEROSOL; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGENTS; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 33746141020     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2852     Document Type: Article

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