Effect of Leishmania donovani antigens on superoxide anion generation by mice polymorph in vitro

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue OCT, 1996, Pages 250-253

  Jain, Amita ^a,b   Tiwari, V ^a   Agarwal, Mamta ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

L. donovani; Oxygen free radical; Polymorphs; Reticuloendothelial system; Soluble leishmanial protein; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOCHROME C; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0029959543     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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