Sexual dimorphism in glomerular arginine transport affects nitric oxide generation in old male rats

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Schwartz, Idit F ^a   Chernichovski, Tamara ^a   Krishtol, Natalia ^a   Grupper, Avishai ^a   Laron, Ido ^a   Schwartz, Doron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glomerular filtration rate; Renal vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; TOCOPHEROL;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 67650689335     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00020.2009     Document Type: Article

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