Altered regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in macrophages from senescent mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4288-4298

  Chen, Li Chun ^a   Pace, Judith L ^a   Russell, Stephen W ^a   Morrison, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029793898     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4288-4298.1996     Document Type: Article

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