Essential role of platelet-activating factor in control of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6355-6361

  Lonardoni, M V C ^a   Russo, M ^a   Jancar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APAFANT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIMESULIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMAL; DINOPROSTONE; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASE; SPLEEN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THIOGLYCOLATES;

EID: 0033789875     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6355-6361.2000     Document Type: Article

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