L-Citrulline conversion to L-arginine in sphenopalatine ganglia and cerebral perivascular nerves in the pig

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Yu, J G ^a   Ishine, T ^a   Kimura, T ^a   O'Brien, W E ^b   Lee, T J F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argininosuccinate lyase; Argininosuccinate synthetase; Cerebral arteries and veins; Colocalization; Nitric oxide synthase; Porcine; Reduced nicotinamide adenine nucleotide phosphate diaphorase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CARBON 14; CITRULLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33751266332     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.5.h2192     Document Type: Article

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