Effect of lactoferrin on the production of tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-36

  Choe, Yoon Hyuk ^a   Lee, Soo Won ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lactoferrin; Nitric oxide; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

EID: 0033453189     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(20000101)76:1<30::AID-JCB4>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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