Trypanosoma cruzi: Tc52 released protein-induced increased expression of nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production by macrophages

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 160, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 3471-3479

  Fernandez Gomez, Rodolfo ^a,d   Esteban, Serra ^a,e   Gomez Corvera, Rosalia ^a   Zoulika, Kherrouche ^b   Ouaissi, Ali ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032055916     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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