Lipopolysaccharides of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis induce nitric oxide synthesis in rat peritoneal macrophages

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1740-1745

  López Urrutia, Luis ^a,b   Alonso, Andrés ^c   Nieto, Maria Luisa ^b   Bayón, Yolanda ^c   Orduña, Antonio ^a,b   Crespo, Mariano Sanchez ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c University of Valladolid   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPID A; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0343920708     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1740-1745.2000     Document Type: Article

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