Direct measurements of nitric oxide release in relation to expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in isolated porcine mitral valves

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-160

  Moesgaard, S G ^a   Olsen, L H ^a   Aasted, B ^a   Viuff, B M ^a   Pedersen, L G ^a   Pedersen, H D ^a,b   Harrison, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MITRAL VALVE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRADYKININ; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITRAL VALVE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

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EID: 33947400181     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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