Dihydropyridine antagonists and agonists of calcium channels inhibit the induction of nitric oxide synthase by endotoxin in cultured macrophages.

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Published in Biochem Biophys Res Commun on October 29, 1993

Authors

C Szabó1, C Thiemermann, J R Vane

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1: William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, United Kingdom.

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