Nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production in in vivo-derived mast cells

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 618-624

  Gilchrist, Mark ^a   Savoie, Michelle ^a   Nohara, Osamu ^a   Wills, Fiona L ^a   Wallace, John L ^b   Befus, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interferon ; L NMMA; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BETA ACTIN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MAST CELLS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0036554333     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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