Nitric oxide release correlated with mononuclear cell mediated cytotoxicity in breast tumour patients

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Farnia, P ^a   Bose, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

breast tumour; cytotoxicity; inducive nitric oxide synthase; mononuclear phagocytes; nitric oxide; peripheral blood

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030939772     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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