Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells express inducible nitric oxide synthase in vitro

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-390

  Hoffmann, Georg ^a   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^b   Rieder, Josef ^a   Smolny, Michaela ^a   Seibel, Maja ^a   Fürhapter, Christine ^b   Fritsch, Peter ^b   Sepp, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytokines; HDMEC; iNOS

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MICROVASCULATURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0032979779     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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