Human dermal fibroblasts produce nitric oxide and express both constitutive and inducible nitric oxide synthase isoforms

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-427

  Wang, Rijian ^a   Ghahary, Aziz ^a   Shen, You J ^a   Scott, Paul G ^a   Tredget, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Interferon ; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029869730     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12343428     Document Type: Article

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