Metabolism of vitamin A affected by prostaglandin F synthase in contractile interstitial cells of bovine lung

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 956-961

  Endo, Kazuo ^a   Fukui, Motonari ^b   Mishima, Michiaki ^c   Watanabe, Kikuko ^d  

^a Hyogo Prefectural Tsukaguchi Hospital   (Japan)

^b Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldo keto reductase; Contactile interstitial cells; Lung; Prostaglandin F synthase; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN D2 11 KETOREDUCTASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; RETINAL; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FLUORESCENCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0035812729     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5662     Document Type: Article

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