Down regulation of interleukin-1β-induced nitric oxide production in lacrimal gland acinar cells by sex steroids

Current Eye Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-66

  Beauregard, Clay ^a   Brandt, Paul C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Interleukin 1 , dehydrotestosterone; Nitric oxide; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRY EYE; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PROTECTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; LACRIMAL GLAND; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORIMETRY; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTROGENS; INTERLEUKIN-1; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; RABBITS;

EID: 6344237140     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680490513227     Document Type: Article

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