Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by antisense techniques: Investigations of the roles of NO produced by murine macrophages

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 146-152

  Cartwright, J E ^a   Johnstone, A P ^a   Whitley, G St J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antisense; Endothelial cell; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Macrophage; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; DNA PROBES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PLASMIDS; RNA;

EID: 0031038235     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700863     Document Type: Article

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