Urethane suppresses rat lung inducible cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase mRNA levels

Inflammation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 727-731

  Martinez, F E ^a   Harabor, A ^a   Amankwah, E K ^a   Hart, D A ^a   Belik, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ketamine; Pentobarbital

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; KETAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; URETHAN; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOENZYMES; KETAMINE; LUNG; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PENTOBARBITAL; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; URETHANE; XYLAZINE;

EID: 0034491194     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050653     Document Type: Article

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