Induction of nitric oxide production by natural killer cells: Its role in tumor cell death

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 409-418

  Jyothi, M Divya ^a   Khar, Ashok ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytolysis; INOS; Natural killer cells; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CELL DEATH; CYTOLYSIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0007733268     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1999.0243     Document Type: Article

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