Effect of dexamethasone on neutrophil metabolism

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-111

  Garcia, Carolina ^a   De Oliveira, Marina Costa Xavier ^a   Verlengia, Rozangela ^a   Curi, Rui ^a   Pithon Curi, Tania Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Neutrophils; Phosphate dependent glutaminase

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; LEUKOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; NEUTROPHILS; RATS;

EID: 0038249023     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1002     Document Type: Article

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