Evaluation of killing, superoxide anion and nitric oxide production by Leishmania infantum-infected dog monocytes

Cytobios

Volumn 1998, Issue 380, 1998, Pages 151-160

  Panaro, M A ^a   Lisi, S ^a   Mitolo, V ^a   Acquafredda, A ^a   Fasanella, A ^b   Carelli, M G ^a   Brandonisio, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; Monocyte; Nitric oxide; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CONCANAVALIN A; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MONOCYTES; NITRIC OXIDE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0032242693     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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