Nitric oxide involvement in experimental Trypanosoma injection in Calomys callosus and Swiss mice

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 762-770

  Campos De Oliveira, Léa ^a   Borges, Monamaris Marques ^b   Leal, Regina Célia ^a   Assreuy, Jamil ^c   Kloetzel, Judith Kardos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; PERIODATE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CALOMYS CALLOSUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030807330     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050336     Document Type: Article

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