Susceptibility of Brugia malayi and Onchocerca lienalis microfilariae to nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide in cell-free culture and from IFNγ-activated macrophages

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-322

  Taylor, M J ^a   Cross, H F ^a   Mohammed, A A ^a   Trees, A J ^a   Bianco, A E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated macrophage; Brugia malayi; Hydrogen peroxide; Microfilariae; Nitric oxide; Onchocerca lienalis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MACROPHAGE; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; ONCHOCERCA LIENALIS;

EID: 0029975067     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000065835     Document Type: Article

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