Trypanosoma cruzi: The effect of nitric oxide synthesis inhibition on the CD4 T cell response to the trans-sialidase superfamily

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Millar, Amanda E ^a   Kahn, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033996285     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1999.4472     Document Type: Article

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