Nitric oxide metabolism in cancerous and non-cancerous oral gingivomucosal tissues: Possible implications of nitric oxide in cancer process

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-306

  Avci, A ^a   Tuzuner Oncul A M ^a   Gokcan M K ^a   Namuslu, M ^a   Ozturk A ^a   Durak, I ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROMA; FIBROSARCOMA; GINGIVA CARCINOMA; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLISM; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NITRIC OXIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

EID: 61349137746     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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