The Utilization of Dipeptides Containing L-Arginine by Chicken Macrophages

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1852-1857

  Su, C L ^a,b   Austic, R E ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Dipeptides; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Transport

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOVINAE; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ARGININE; DIPEPTIDE; LEUCINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CHICKEN; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS BLOOD; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; CHICKENS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIPEPTIDES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FETAL BLOOD; LEUCINE; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES;

EID: 0032238839     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.12.1852     Document Type: Article

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