N-acetylcysteine and α-tocopherol reverse the inflammatory response in activated rat kupffer cells

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 5418-5423

  Fox, Eben S ^a   Brower, Jayson S ^a   Bellezzo, Joseph M ^a   Leingang, Karen A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELLS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031156987     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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