Tryptophan consumption and indoleamines production by peritoneal cavity macrophages

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1116-1121

  Martins Jr , E ^a   Ferreira, A C F ^a   Skorupa, A L ^a   Afeche, S C ^b   Cipolla Neto, J ^a   Costa Rosa, L F B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interferon; Melatonin production; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE; INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CARCINOGENS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MELATONIN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2642521363     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1203614     Document Type: Article

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