Azole antifungals: Weak inhibitors of inducible nitric oxide synthase in mouse and human cells

Mycoses

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Vermuyten, Karen ^a   Laurijssens, Leen ^a   Vanden Bossche, H ^a  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Azoles; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Itraconazole; Ketoconazole; Miconazole; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030714670     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00200.x     Document Type: Article

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