Evaluation of the role of mitogen-activated protein kinases in the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase by IFN-γ and TNF-α in mouse macrophages

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 415-422

  Chan, Edward D ^b   Winston, Brent W ^c   Uh, Soo Taek ^b   Wynes, Murry W ^b   Rose, David M ^b   Riches, David W H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 6 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZO[2,1 B]THIAZOLE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0032910884     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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