Enhancement of nitric oxide production from activated macrophages by glycyrrhizin

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 271-278

  Yi, Hong ^a   Nakashima, Izumi ^a   Isobe, Ken Ichi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Institute of Longevity Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030345589     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x96000335     Document Type: Article

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