Differential inducible nitric oxide synthase activity in circulating neutrophils vs. mononuclears of septic shock patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1132-1135

  Hersch, Moshe ^a,b   Scott, Jeremy A ^b,c   Izbicki, Gabriel ^a   McCormack, David ^b,c   Cepinkas, Gedeminas ^b,c   Ostermann, Marlies ^b   Sibbald, William J ^b,d  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Intensive care unit; Mononuclear leukocytes; Pathogenesis; Polymorphonuclear neutrophils; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOLUNTEER;

HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; NEUTROPHILS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 23744467412     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2680-7     Document Type: Article

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