Modulation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase by interferon-γ in human placental chorionic villi

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 369-374

  Kudo, Yoshiki ^a   Boyd, C A R ^a   Sargent, I L ^b   Redman, C W G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human placenta; Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase; Interferon; Interleukin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE; MESSENGER RNA; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFESTATION; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHORIONIC VILLI; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; PLACENTA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034120812     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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