Dimethylthiourea protects rats against gram-negative sepsis and decreases tumor necrosis, factor and nuclear factor κB activity

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 470-481

  Sprong, R Corinne ^a   Aarsman, Colinda J M ^a   Van Oirschot, Johannes F L M ^a   Van Asbeck, B Sweder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031126944     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(97)90081-0     Document Type: Article

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