Increased hepatic expression of nitric oxide synthase type II in cirrhotic rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1923-1927

  Wang, Hai ^a   Chen, Xiao Ping ^a   Qiu, Fa Zu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 3543067015     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1923     Document Type: Article

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