Dirofilaria immitis and Brugia pahangi: Filarial parasites make nitric oxide

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-134

  Kaiser, Lana ^a   Geary, Timothy G ^b   Williams, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine heartworm disease; Chemiluminescence; FMRFamide related peptides; Heartworms; L NMMA, N(G) monomethyl L arginine; Lymphatic filariasis; Nematode; Neuroregulatory peptides; NO, nitric oxide; PF1, SDPNFLRF amide; PF4, KPNFLRF amide

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENZYME REGULATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCARIS SUUM; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 0031751781     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4308     Document Type: Article

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