Nitrite generation in interleukin-4-treated human macrophage cultures does not involve the nitric oxide synthase pathway

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 130-135

  Schneemann, M ^b   Schoedon, G ^c   Linscheid, P ^c   Walter, R ^c   Blau, N ^c   Schaffner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL STIMULATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACCUMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 0031017010     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.130     Document Type: Article

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