Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase by macrophages in rat lung

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 223-228

  Liu, Hong Wen ^a   Anand, Amit ^a   Bloch, Kenneth ^a   Christiani, David ^a   Kradin, Richard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME INDUCTION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0030739924     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.1.9609140     Document Type: Article

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