Effect of taurine on leucocyte function

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 616, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 275-280

  Wang, Lei ^a   Zhao, Na ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a   Yue, Wang ^a   Liang, Mei ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Leucocyte function; Taurine

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; LEWIS CARCINOMA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BONE MARROW; CARCINOMA, LEWIS LUNG; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; PHAGOCYTES; SPLEEN; TAURINE;

EID: 67651121677     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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