Isobutyl nitrite liberates nitric oxide which is not responsible for the immunotoxicity of the inhalant.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
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Soderberg
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Roy
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Barnett
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C018086:isobutyl nitrite