The anti-inflammatory activity of telithromycin in a mouse model of septic shock

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 364-365

  Leiva, Magdalena ^a   Ruiz Bravo, Alfonso ^a   Moreno, Encarnación ^a   Jimenez Valera, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LETHALITY; LETTER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; KETOLIDES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 33846897243     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.10.010     Document Type: Letter

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