Differences in nitric oxide synthase activity in a macrophage-like cell line, RAW264.7 cells, treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the presence or absence of interferon-γ (IFN-γ): Possible heterogeneity of iNOS activity

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-46

  Noda, Tetsuji ^a   Amano, Fumio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Interferon ; Lipopolysaccharide; Macrophage activation; Murine macrophage like cell line

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBON 14; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RADICAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; MACROPHAGE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE;

EID: 0031024858     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021566     Document Type: Article

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