The inducible nitric oxide synthase locus confers protection against aerogenic challenge of both clinical and laboratory strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 7711-7717

  Scanga, C A ^a   Mohan, V P ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Alland, D ^a   Flynn, J L ^a   Chan, J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE NITROGEN INTERMEDIATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HOST RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035190626     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.12.7711-7717.2001     Document Type: Article

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