Possible involvement of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in nasal polyposis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-196

  Kang, Bor Hwang ^a,b   Huang, Nan Chieh ^b   Wang, Hsing Won ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 4644355916     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800401     Document Type: Article

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