Human neutrophil oxidative bursts and their in vitro modulation by different N-Acetylcysteine concentrations

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 669-676

  Allegra, Luigi ^a   Dal Sasso, Monica ^a   Bovio, Cinzia ^a   Massoni, Carola ^a   Fonti, Elena ^a   Braga, Pier Carlo ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

CAS 616 91 1; N Acetylcysteine; Polymorphonuclear neutrophils, oxidative burst

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; LUMINOL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 0036380768     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299949     Document Type: Article

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