Effects of Taurine on Neutrophil Function in Hyperlipidemic Rats

The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 478-480

  Masuda, Midori ^a   Horisaka, Kazuyoshi ^b   Koeda, Takemi ^b  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; LIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; NEUTROPHILS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TAURINE;

EID: 0022623503     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.40.478     Document Type: Article

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