Enhanced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase by Juzen-Taiho-To in LPS-activated RAW264.7 Cells, a murine macrophage cell line

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-226

  Kawamata, Hiroshi ^a   Ochiai, Hiroshi ^a   Manlani, Naoki ^a   Terasawa, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; JUZENTAIHOTO; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033647869     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0000026X     Document Type: Article

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