Macrophage biology and immunology: Man is not a mouse [1]

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 579-

  Schneemann, Markus ^a   Schoeden, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arginase; Nitric oxide; NO synthase; Species differences

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORNITHINE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; GOATS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847783057     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1106702     Document Type: Letter

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