Lunar soil simulant uptake produces a concentration-dependent increase in inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in murine RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 623-626

  Chatterjee, Anuran ^a   Wang, Angela ^a   Lera, Matthew ^a   Bhattacharya, Sharmila ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; INFLAMMATION; LUNAR SOIL; MACROPHAGE; MICROCLIMATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC DUST; ENZYME INDUCTION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MOON; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SPACE FLIGHT;

MURINAE;

EID: 77951223198     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903578182     Document Type: Article

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