A potential role for arginase in recurrent infections and hypertrophy of tonsillar and adenoidal tissue

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 158-160

  Elgun S ^a   Guney K ^b   Tuncer, M ^b   Gokhun I H ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arginase; Tonsillar and adenoidal hypertrophy; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOID; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0033998974     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004050050214     Document Type: Article

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