Glutamine is essential for nitric oxide synthesis by murine macrophages

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-219

  Bellows, Charles F ^a   Jaffe, Bernard M ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 0032703576     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5713     Document Type: Article

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