Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum infection in indian adults

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2943-2947

  Dhangadamajhi, Gunanidhi ^a   Mohapatra, Biranchi N ^b   Kar, Shantanu K ^a   Ranjit, Manoranjan ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

^b SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INDIA; MALARIA; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITRITES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 67650069477     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00083-09     Document Type: Article

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