Resistance of <it>Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis </it>to nitric oxide: correlation with antimony therapy and TNF-α production
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nitric oxide (NO) produced in macrophages plays a pivotal role as a leishmanicidal agent. A previous study has demonstrated that 20% of the <it>L. (V.) braziliensis </it>isolated from initial cutaneous lesions of patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/209 |