Differential regulation of neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the spinal cord of mutant SOD1 (G93A) ALS mice

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 387, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Lee, Junghee ^a,b   Ryu, Hoon ^a,b   Kowall, Neil W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Astrocytes; l Arginine; Motor neuron; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase (NOS)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; RNA;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE MUTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SPINAL CORD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 67651045775     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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