Effects of the antioxidant α-lipoic acid on human umbilical vein endothelial cells infected with Rickettsia rickettsii

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2290-2299

  Eremeeva, Marina E ^a   Silverman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; UMBILICAL VEIN;

RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 0031948384     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2290-2299.1998     Document Type: Article

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