Docosahexaenoic acid, a component of fish oil, inhibits nitric oxide production in vitro

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-150

  Jeyarajah, D R ^a   Kielar, M ^b   Penfield, J ^b   Lu, C Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Fish oil; Macrophage; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAFT REJECTION; ISCHEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0033562173     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5586     Document Type: Article

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