The influence of glutathione modulators on the course of Leishmania major infection in susceptible and resistant mice

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Cruz, K K ^a   Fonseca, S G ^b   Monteiro, M C ^c   Silva, O S ^a   Andrade, V M ^d   Cunha, F Q ^b   Romao P R T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO OESTE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buthionine sulphoximine; Glutathione; L. major; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT PAD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MUS;

EID: 38649126186     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2007.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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