Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) does not induce nitric oxide (NO) synthesis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-222

  Rajan, T V ^a   Shultz, Leonard D ^c   Babu, Subash ^a   Doukas, John ^b   Greiner, Dale ^b   Porte, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032031234     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4247     Document Type: Article

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