Possible roles of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in murine leishmaniasis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 853-862

  Augusto, O ^a   Linares, E ^a   Giorgio, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania amazonensis; leishmaniasis; nitric oxide; nitrosyl hemoglobulin; peroxynitrite; superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PEROXYNITRITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIONS; HEMOGLOBINS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDANTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES; TYROSINE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030057230     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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