Effects of calcium channel antagonists on LPS-induced hepatic iNOS expression

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 2 40-2, 1999, Pages

  Mustafa, Shamimunisa B ^a   Olson, Merle S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxemia; Hepatocellular injury; Inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; DILTIAZEM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME INDUCTION; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER FAILURE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0032830978     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.277.2.g351     Document Type: Article

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