Alterations in interferon-gamma and nitric oxide levels in human echinococcosis

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Ait Aissa, S ^a   Amri, M ^a   Bouteldja, R ^a   Wietzerbin, J ^b   Touil Boukoffa, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Interferon gamma; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase 2

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALGERIA; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERNATANT;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; VERMES;

EID: 33745261738     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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