Nitric oxide levels are not changed in saliva of patients infected with hepatitis C virus Os níveis de óxido nítrico não estão alterados na saliva de pacientes infectados com o vírus da hepatites C

Nitric oxide levels are not changed in saliva of patients infected with hepatitis C virus Os níveis de óxido nítrico não estão alterados na saliva de pacientes infectados com o vírus da hepatites C

The aim of this investigation was to determine nitric oxide metabolite levels in saliva samples from hepatitis C virus-positive patients in an attempt to test the hypothesis if increased levels of nitric oxide metabolites correlates with the presence of HCV-RNA in saliva. Saliva of 39 HCV-positive p...

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Main Authors: Fernando N. Tavares, Patricia L. Gonçalves, Simone A.C. Porto, Fausto E.L. Pereira, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hepatite C
Saliva
Óxido nítrico
Sialoadenite
Hepatitis C
Nitric oxide
Sialoadenitis
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