Plasma leakage induced in postcapillary venules by the major cysteine- proteinase from Trypanosoma cruzi and its modulation by H1-blocker mepyramin

Microvascular Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Svensjo E ^a   Cyrino, F Z G A ^a   Juliano, L ^b   Scharfstein, J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DITHIOTHREITOL; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ICATIBANT; MEPYRAMINE; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; HAMSTER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENULE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031193847     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1997.2020     Document Type: Article

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