Meconium stimulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in rat lungs

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-110

  Kytola J ^a   Uotila, P ^a   Kaapa P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; LUNG ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LUNG; MALE; MECONIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033081945     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/plef.1998.0015     Document Type: Article

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