Nitric oxide and host defense against Pneumocystis carinii infection in a mouse model

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 432-439

  Shellito, Judd E ^a   Kolls, Jay K ^b   Olariu, Ruxandra ^b   Beck, James M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030035056     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.2.432     Document Type: Article

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