Nitric oxide synthase expression in macrophages of Histoplasma capsulatum-infected mice is associated with splenocyte apoptosis and unresponsiveness

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5520-5526

  Wu Hsieh, Betty A ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Lee, Hsin Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONCANAVALIN A; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0032423716     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5520-5526.1998     Document Type: Article

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