Effects of in vivo taurine depletion on induced-chemiluminescence production in macrophages isolated from rat lungs

Amino Acids

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 179-186

  Zhang, X ^a   Lombardini, J B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chemiluminescence; Macrophage; Superoxide anion; Superoxide dismutase; Taurine

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAURINE; ZYMOSAN;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; LUNG; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAURINE; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031691576     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01345290     Document Type: Article

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