Melatonin regulates the respiratory burst of human neutrophils and their depolarization

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-49

  Pieri, Carlo ^a,b   Recchioni, Rina ^a   Moroni, Fausto ^a   Marcheselli, Fiorella ^a   Marra, Maurizio ^a   Marinoni, Silvia ^a   Di Primio, Roberto ^c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b Ctr of Molec Biol of INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Membrane potential; Neutrophils; Respiratory burst

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; MELATONIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; POTASSIUM ION; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHODAMINE 123;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEUTROPHILS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATORY BURST; RHODAMINE 123; RHODAMINES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0031949668     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00364.x     Document Type: Article

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