A scavenger role for nitric oxide in the aged rat kidney

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-271

  De Lutiis, M A ^a   Felaco, Mario ^a   Gizzi, F ^a   Patruno, A ^a   Speranza, L ^a   Di Giulio, C ^a   Conti, P ^a   Castellani, M L ^a   Petrarca, C ^a   Grilli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; iNOS; Oxidative stress; Rat kidney

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE SECTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 8344252806     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200401700306     Document Type: Article

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