Changes in nitric oxide synthase expression in young and adult rats after spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 731-738

  Yang, J Y ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Lee, J K ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STUDENT T TEST;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 35948990074     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102036     Document Type: Article

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