Modulatory potential of iron chelation therapy on nitric oxide formation in cerebral malaria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 226-230

  Weiss, Günter ^a   Thuma, Philip E ^b   Mabeza, George ^b   Werner, Ernst R ^b   Herold, Manfred ^b   Gordeuk, Victor R ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031015339     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.226     Document Type: Article

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