Expression and localization of argininosuccinate synthetase and argininosuccinate lyase in the female and male rat kidneys

Arginine Amino Acid

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 111-124

  Levillain, Olivier ^a   Wiesinger, Heinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine; Immuno fluorescence; Proximal tubules; Rat; Renal zones; Sex; Western blot

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862656841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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