Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase activity reduces liver injury in murine schistosomiasis

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-315

  Abdallahi, O M S ^a   Bensalem, H ^a   Diagana, M ^a   De Reggi, M ^a   Gharib, B ^a  

^a Aix Marseille university   (France)

Author keywords

L NAME; Lipid peroxides; Liver fibrosis; Nitric oxide synthase; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MOLSIDOMINE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RODENT DISEASES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0035076912     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001007314     Document Type: Article

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