Nitric oxide, malaria, and anemia: Inverse relationship between nitric oxide production and hemoglobin concentration in asymptomatic, malaria- exposed children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-252

  Anstey, Nicholas M ^a   Granger, Donald L ^b   Hassanali, Mushtaq Y ^c   Mwaikambo, Esther D ^c   Duffy, Patrick E ^d   Weinberg, J Brice ^e  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032788086     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.249     Document Type: Article

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