Changes in mRNAs of inducible nitric oxide synthase and interleukin-1β in the liver, kidney and lung tissues of rats acutely exposed to paraquat

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Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Tomita, Masafumi ^a   Okuyama, Toshiko ^a   Hidaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; mRNA; Nitric oxide; Paraquat poisoning; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005455608     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1344-6223(99)80024-8     Document Type: Article

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