Peritoneal macrophages function modulation by L-carnitine in aging rats

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-341

  Izgüt Uysal, V Nimet ^a   Agaç, Arzu ^a   Karadogan, Ihsan ^a   Derin, Narin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aging; Chemotaxis; Macrophages; Phagocytosis; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; SUPEROXIDE;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL ACTIVITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT;

EID: 10244265881     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324561     Document Type: Article

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