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. 1981 Apr;32(1):394–397. doi: 10.1128/iai.32.1.394-397.1981

Role of adenosine deaminase in activation of macrophages.

K Yagawa, J Okamura
PMCID: PMC350633  PMID: 6260686

Abstract

The intracellular adenosine deaminase activity of induced macrophages was twice that of resident cells. Coformycin, a specific inhibitor of adenosine deaminase, inhibited the activation of macrophages, as measured by superoxide generation.

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