Effects of taurine on polymorphonuclear phagocytosis activity in burned patients

Amino Acids

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 441-445

  Farriol, Mireia ^a   Venereo, Y ^a   Rossello J ^a   Gomez, P ^a   Palao, R ^a   Orta, X ^a   Segovia Silvestre, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

NBT; Neutrophils; Phagocytosis; Taurine

Indexed keywords

TAURINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STATISTICS; TAURINE;

EID: 0036448314     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-002-0209-8     Document Type: Article

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