Human alveolar macrophages synthesize endothelins by thrombin

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 5442-5447

  Kobayashi, Yoshiki ^a   Sakamoto, Yoshio ^a   Shibasaki, Masanori ^a   Kimura, Isao ^a   Matsuo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE;

CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIN-1; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; RNA, MESSENGER; THROMBIN;

EID: 0031159040     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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