In vitro induction of nitric oxide synthase in astrocytes and microglia by Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Girard, Murielle ^a,d   Ayed, Zoulikha ^a,d   Preux, Pierre Marie ^b,d   Bouteille, Bernard ^c,d   Preud'Homme, Jean Louis ^a   Dumas, Michel ^d   Jauberteau, Marie Odile ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratorie of Biostatistics   (France)

^c Laboratorie of Parasitology   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Microglia; Nitric oxide; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CONTACT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENZYME INDUCTION; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0033964094     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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