Macrophage activation: Classical vs. alternative

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 531, Issue , 2009, Pages 29-43

  Classen, Andrea ^a   Lloberas, Jorge ^a   Celada, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative activation; Arginase 1; Classical activation; Cytokines; Macrophage; Nitric oxide synthase 2; NO; NOS2

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ARGINASE; CELLS, CULTURED; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84858249943     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-396-7_3     Document Type: Article

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