The effect of antimicrobial agents on the induction of tumour necrosis factor by alveolar macrophages in vitro in response to endotoxin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-267

  Nwariaku, Fiemu E ^a   McIntyre, Kendra L ^a   Sikes, Patricia J ^a   Mileski, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENDOTOXIN; IMIPENEM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RABBIT; SEPSIS; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBITS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031050239     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.2.265     Document Type: Article

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