Effects of female hormones (17β-estradiol and progesterone) on nitric oxide production by alveolar macrophages in rats

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 453-462

  Robert, René ^b   Spitzer, Judy A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Estradiol; Gender difference; Nitric oxide; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031417029     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1997.0157     Document Type: Article

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