Nitric oxide production in murine leishmaniasis: Correlation of progressive infection with increasing systemic synthesis of nitric oxide

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 486-489

  Evans, Thomas G ^a   Reed, Sara S ^b   Hibbs Jr , John B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; N METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MURINAE;

EID: 0029929078     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.486     Document Type: Article

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