Nitric oxide synthase 3 and endothelin 1 immunoreactivity in pulmonary hypertension

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-456

  Gupta, Rajib ^a   Vaideeswar, Pradeep ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; nitric oxide synthase 3; pulmonary hypertension; rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77955879568     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.68270     Document Type: Article

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