Nitric oxide synthase activity in fresh cells from ovarian tumour tissue: Relationship of enzyme activity with clinical parameters of patients with ovarian cancer

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1365-1370

  Thomsen, Lindy L ^a   Sargent, Jean M ^b   Williamson, Christine J ^b   Elgie, Alena W ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Pembury Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Human; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Ovarian

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM ION; CITRULLINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MACROPHAGE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARGININE; ASCITES; BIOPSY; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031740961     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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