Increased level of exhaled nitric oxide and up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in patients with primary lung cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 534-541

  Liu, C Y ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Chen, T C ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Yu, C T ^a   Kuo, H P ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophage; Cytotoxicity; Lung cancer; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CARTILAGE CELL; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031827486     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.528     Document Type: Article

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