The potential inflammatory role of arginase and iNOS in children with chronic adenotonsillar hypertrophy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 381-385

  Ünal, Murat ^a,b   Çimen, M Y Burak ^a   Doǧruer, Zeynep Nil ^a   Çevik, Tugay ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy; Arginase; Chronic tonsillitis; Inflammation; iNOS; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFANILIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING PATTERN; CHILD; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAZOTIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; PATHOGENESIS; PH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE INJURY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 13944281402     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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