Inhibition by nitric oxide-donors of human polymorphonuclear leucocyte functions
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Nitric oxide production by human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13653.x