Effect of prolactin on nitric oxide and interleukin-1 production of murine peritoneal macrophages: Role of Ca2+ and protein kinase C

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 129-133

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Singh, Sukh Mahendra ^b   Sodhi, Ajit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

IL 1; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Prolactin; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; INTERLEUKIN 1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-1; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 0030852382     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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