Toxoplasma gondii Triggers Granulocyte-Dependent Cytokine-Mediated Lethal Shock in D-Galactosamine-Sensitized Mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1325-1333

  Marshall, Anthony J ^a   Denkers, Eric Y ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GALACTOSAMINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; LIVER; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOCK; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GALACTOSAMINE; GRANULOCYTES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; SHOCK; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0032036387     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1325-1333.1998     Document Type: Article

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