Glutamine synthetase gene expression in the lungs of endotoxin-treated and adrenalectomized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 17-6, 1997, Pages

  Lukaszewicz, Gregory ^a   Abcouwer, Steve F ^a   Labow, Brian I ^a   Souba, Wiley W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Pulmonary; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031408128     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.6.l1182     Document Type: Article

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