Cytokine and free radical responses of alveolar macrophages in vitro to asbestos fibres

Cytokine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1243-1247

  Mongan, Laura C ^a   Jones, Tonya ^a   Patrick, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IL 1 ; IL 6; Nitric oxide; Superoxide anion; TNF

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE; CYTOKINE; FREE RADICAL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033861998     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2000.0700     Document Type: Article

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